The Network is involved with many projects in the state. The Network believes that it is important to build coordinated relationships statewide to further assist victims of violence and their families.
Training and Technical Assistance: The SDNAFVSA provides training and technical assistance to its member programs through quarterly meetings, training and annual conferences addressing the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking.
Free Civil Legal Services for Victims: (please note that the services are free, but clients may be responsible for court costs or other applicable fees)
An attorney at The Network in Sioux Falls is accepting referrals for survivors who are needing civil legal assistance as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. These services are FREE and are available to any survivor east of the Missouri River. To apply, please contact Jennifer Hynek at jennifer@sdnafvsa.com or call 605-945-6135 or Toll Free at 1-833-203-4307.
Law Enforcement Training: Through a grant from the South Dakota Department of Social Services, The Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault offers FREE TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS on responding to domestic violence and sexual assault cases. These trainings meet the state law requirements.
The training team consists of a law enforcement officer, a prosecutor and a victim advocate. The team provides a 6 hour training on sexual assault and domestic violence issues. The team goes to the local communities and jurisdictions.
If you are interested in having a law enforcement training on domestic violence and/or sexual assault in your community, please Contact Us. For more information on training classes this year, please visit the Law Enforcement Trainings page on this site.
Rural Outreach Services: Rural outreach services are offered in many counties in South Dakota where there have not been services for battered women, their children and victims of violence. For more information, please contact The Network office.
Legislative updates: The Network provides weekly updates during the South Dakota Legislative session for the membership. Federal legislative updates are provided for the membership periodically.
Emergency Services Funding: The Network has limited funding to assist victims working with member agencies with emergency services needs such as bus tickets or gas cards to relocate to a safer location, hotel/motel rooms if there is a not a shelter in their area or they are not able to stay in the shelter, replacement of items that are broken during an assault, and other needs that are related to the abuse. To access funding, victims need to contact their nearest member agency for assistance and have no other resources to meet the emergency services need.
Aberdeen Police Department
Aberdeen
Contact: Chief David McNeil
605-626-7000
Artemis House--Victims of Violence Intervention Program, Inc.
Spearfish
Contact: Mary Koens
605-642-7825
Augustana University
Sioux Falls
Contact: Lindsey Roberts
605-274-4341
Beacon Center
Watertown
Contact: Dawn Sikkink
605-886-4304
Beadle County State's Attorney's Office
Huron
Contact: Mike Moore
605-353-8430
Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter
Brookings
Contact: Margo Dempsey
605-692-7233
Brookings Police Department
Brookings
Contact: Dave Erickson
605-692-2113
Brown County State's Attorney Office
Aberdeen
Contact: Brittany O'Day
605-626-7130
Call to Freedom
Sioux Falls
Contact: Becky Rasmussen
605-221-4857
Caminando Juntos
Sioux Falls
Contact: Sister Janet Horstman
605-274-3735
Catholic Family Services
Sioux Falls
Contact: Christy VanderWoude
605-988-3775
Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Sioux Falls
Contact: Carrie Sanderson
605-357-1392
Central South Dakota Child Assessment Center
Pierre
Contact: Angela Lisburg
605-224-3229
Child Advocacy Centers of South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Contact: Nick Bratvold
605-273-5150
Child's Voice
Sioux Falls
Contact: Dr. Nancy Free
605-333-2226
Children's Home Child Advocacy Center
Rapid City
Contact: Tanya Fritz
605-716-1628
Children's Inn
Sioux Falls
Contact: Amy Carter
605-338-0116
Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)
Rapid City
Contact: Katie Peterson
605-394-6864
Communities Against Violence and Abuse (CAVA)
Lemmon
Contact: Gladys
605-374-5823
Domestic Violence Network
Madison
Contact: Christy VanDeWetering
605-427-7233
Domestic Violence Safe Option Services (DVSOS)
Vermillion
Contact: Sandi Sullivan
605-624-5311
Ellsworth Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Office
Ellsworth AFB
Contact: Bernie McFarling
605-385-5233
Fall River County State's Attorney's Office
Hot Springs
Contact: James G. Sword
605-745-3866
Family Crisis Center
Redfield
Contact: Janelle Fortin
605-460-2059
Family Visitation Center
Sioux Falls
Contact: Luke Comeau
605-275-2071
First Circuit CASA Program
Mitchell
Contact: Jackie Horton
605-996-1212
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Domestic Violence Program
Flandreau
Contact: Tribal Council
605-997-3891
Freedom's Journey, Inc
Rapid City
Contact: Tess Fanzen
605-484-1365
Goodwill of the Great Plains
Rapid City
Contact: Jill Hinton
Helpline Center
Sioux Falls
Contact: Janet Kittams
605-334-6646
Jan Manolis Family Safe Center
Huron
Contact: Jan Manolis
605-554-0398
Lutheran Social Services of SD
Sioux Falls
Contact: April Bolton
605-444-7627
Meade County State's Attorney's Office
Sturgis
Contact: Morgan Pickett
605-347-4491
Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center
Pierre
Contact: Shannon Schweitzer
605-224-0256
Missouri Valley Crisis Center
Chamberlain
Contact: April LeBeau
605-234-5155
Mitchell Area Safehouse
Mitchell
Contact: Alli Fredericksen
605-996-6622
Northern State University, Dept of Sociology--Criminal Justice and Human Services
Aberdeen
Contact: Courtney Waid-Lindberg
605-626-2601
Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Rapid City
Contact: Kevin Thom
605-394-6113
Pennington County State's Attorney's Office
Rapid City
Contact: Mike McCormick
605-394-2191
Rapid City Regional Hospital Sexual Assault Response Team
Rapid City
605-755-8222
Resolutions Counseling & Mediation
Sioux Falls
Contact: Shanna Moke
605-679-3186
River City Domestic Violence Center
Yankton
Contact: Desiree Johnson
605-665-4811
Sacred Heart Center Family Violence Services Program
Eagle Butte
Contact: Jerri LaPlante
605-964-7233
Safe Harbor
Aberdeen
Contact: Gina Karst
605-226-1212
Sioux Falls CASA
Sioux Falls
Contact: Stacey Tieszen
605-339-9492
South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
Pierre
Contact: Shelly Pfaff
605-945-2207
South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
Pierre
605-773-3331
The Compass Center
Sioux Falls
Contact: Michelle Markgraf
605-339-0116
The Wholeness Center
Flandreau
Contact: Roxanne Giangrande
605-997-3535
un-Defined
Sioux Falls
Contact: Krissa Timmer
605-321-0077
Volunteers of America - Dakotas
Sioux Falls
Contact: Melissa Jungemann
605-366-7803
Where All Women Are Honored--Winyan Wicayuonihan Oyanke
Rapid City
Contact: Norma Rendon
White Buffalo Calf Women's Society
Mission
Contact: Lindsey Compton
605-856-2317
Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc.
Fort Thompson
Contact: Lisa Heth
605-245-2471
Wild Horse Butte CDC--Sacred Shawl
Martin
Contact: Kimmie Clausen
605-685-1168
Winner Resource Center for Families
Winner
Contact: Shana Flakus
605-842-2736
Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI)
Rapid City
Contact: Linda Shroll
605-341-3292
Yankton Police Department
Yankton
Contact: Todd Brandt
605-668-5210
Youth and Family Services, Stronger Family Program
Rapid City
Contact: Curt Lauinger
605-791-5025