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As a Black Hills Works volunteer, Makenzie Ovenstone fills a vital need by teaching staff ASL (American Sign Language) in several homes where the people we support have hearing loss as well as other disabilities.

As some of you may remember from the December 2021 Workplace that Tracy was approved for a Habitat for Humanity house. For Tracy to qualify for a home, she worked extremely hard over the last…

Shared living, one of Black Hills Works’ newer housing options, offers you, as an “independent contractor,” the opportunity to support an adult with disabilities in your home. Independent contractors can be family members or community…

The most recent edition of The Works is now available! Learn about the lives that YOU have impacted as donors and volunteers. You’ll meet some four legged volunteers (and their humans) who are just…

As with many of us, Josh has faced some intense challenges over the years. Unfortunately, the pandemic really exacerbated those obstacles and challenges for Josh, taking him to a place where he was unrecognizable to…

For the last five years, Judy McCarthy has been providing an invaluable service to people supported in the CSS Department at Black Hills Works. Judy, an employee with Western South Dakota Community Action, devoted time…

Thanks to you, 898 creative, life-changing, cost-effective assistive technology solutions were created by our team in 2021. Each solution is only possible thanks to the generosity of private donors, like you. Your impact has been…