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Rural America Initiatives, a Native non-profit organization based in Rapid City, has been dedicated to serving the most vulnerable Native American families since 1986. The organization offers Head Start programs and youth mentoring services for elementary, middle, and high school students in the community. Generated from their website's infomation

Knollwood Elementary School, located in Rapid City, S.D., offers education to students in grades kindergarten through five. Its curriculum includes subjects, such as science, social studies, English, mathematics, foreign languages, computers and language and fine arts. The school s subjects also include world history, technology and social sciences. It also provides training classes in writing, reading, speaking and calculating skills. The school offers a wide variety of facilities that include a library, cafeteria, multipurpose room and a computer lab. The services provided by the school include conflict management, financial aid, academic guidance and career counseling.

Youth & Family Services sponsors programs for children from birth through age 18. The organization reaches more than 10,000 children through its centers in Rapid City, S.D., and outreach programs in 24 South Dakota counties. It sponsors Girls Incorporated of Rapid City, the Western Prevention Resource Center and Head Start, as well as childcare, nutrition services and counseling. Youth & Family Services has a staff of 200 employees and a fleet of nearly 60 buses, cars and vans. The organization primarily supports children from families of lower incomes and Native Americans. It helps children and families become capable, caring and contributing members of the community. Youth & Family Services has operated for more than 40 years.