In May, we officially moved into our pastor’s camper (due to lease ending in the apartment). This freed us to start the cleaning, painting, and repair to get our security deposit back. On moving day, members from our church came to watch the kids while others helped with moving furniture and completing repairs. Willsie Avenue (the apartment where Evan and …

Rapid City, SD – 2024. The Cordero partner family story is one of transformational change. This is how hard work and a hand up from Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity helped a young family break the cycle of poverty for themselves, their seven children, and two grandchildren. Anthony and Sophia live in their Habitat home in Rapid City with …

Rapid City, SD – 2024. Richard, a single father of two girls, is finally obtaining a dream come true – a house for his family to call home in Sturgis. A few years ago, Richard’s apartment property manager suggested that he might get his own house through Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity. Back then, Richard didn’t think he could …

Rapid City, SD – 2024. Single mom, Sabrina, a Sturgis native who has worked with Black Hills Special Services for almost a decade, had been living in a crowed home with her father and two boys. She knew that for her kids to have a happy and healthy childhood and her father to get some peace and quiet, she needed …

Rapid City, SD – 2024. At Black Hills Area Habitat, we do what we do to serve our partner families like Elena, a 33-year-old single mother of two who also cares for her three nephews. A proud member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and active participant in her community, she is known for having a big heart. Raised in Rapid …

Lavern and Liz applied for the Home Repair program after being without water for a few days. A city pipe crushed their main water pipe under the street in front of their house. This significantly impacted their day-to-day lives as they had no access to their plumbing system. Because of this situation, their grandchildren – who currently reside with them …