Youth And Family Services, Inc.

Youth And Family Services, Inc. is a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Rapid City, South Dakota, that has been registered to receive federal awards since April 2005. The organization delivers comprehensive community-based services focused on supporting families, children, and individuals across multiple service areas including early childhood education, family strengthening, violence prevention, and nutrition programs. YFS serves as a prime grantee for several major federal grant programs and maintains an active portfolio of federal funding that supports its mission to enhance the well-being and development of vulnerable populations in the Rapid City metropolitan area and surrounding South Dakota communities.

Youth And Family Services, Inc. has demonstrated substantial federal grant-funded operations across multiple service domains. The organization currently holds two major prime grant awards totaling over $14.1 million: a $12.9 million Head Start and Early Head Start program grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600) running through February 2030, which provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services for low-income children from birth through compulsory school age, and a $1.2 million Cooperative Agreement for the YFS Stronger Family Program under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) extending through September 2030, which delivers evidence-based relationship and parenting education using curricula such as Active Relationships for Adults and Parenting the Love and Logic Way to approximately 300 adults annually in Pennington and Meade Counties. Additionally, YFS holds an active Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women grant ($499,999) supporting community-based prevention, intervention, and response strategies for youth experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking, along with a Family Violence and Prevention Support Program cooperative agreement through the Administration on Children Youth and Families. The organization has also received grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for Farm to School programming (CFDA 10.575) aimed at improving access to locally-sourced foods in child nutrition programs. As a subrecipient, YFS has accessed numerous federal sub-grants channeled through state entities including the South Dakota Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, covering child nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program), 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and victim assistance programs (VOCA grants). YFS also received pandemic-related funding through the City of Rapid City and University of Nebraska partnerships to support staffing and research initiatives related to family strengthening and violence prevention.