PIERRE, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Community Foundation announced a new endowment fund set to benefit Pierre Area Referral Services well into the future. Ginger Niemann, Senior Program Officer with the Community Foundation says the nonprofit savings account challenge help support the base for the endowment…
The endowment was made possible in part to a generous donation from Scott and Julia Jones…
Niemann says PARS fills a great void in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area…
PARS had over 750 applicants to its Holiday Food program last year and assisted over 70 families with their Emergency Assistance program to hep pay utility bills. The backpack program provided nearly 400 meals to area students last year.