South Dakota celebrated the 20th anniversary of Lights On Afterschool in coordination with the SoDakSACA Afterschool Conference on October 11, 2019. The event was scheduled to take place at the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center in Lead, but was moved to the conference location in Spearfish due to an early fall blizzard. The program went on as planned in spite of the blizzard with over 100 participants celebrating the programs that dot our state.
Meet Jake – Mental Health Coordinator
Jake has made it his mission to make an impact on mental health and change the way we look at it. After multiple suicide attempts and being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and psychosis, Jake looked to create new programs and spaces to help others not feel so...