October, 2018

Teaching Babysitters Essential Skills

Melissa Carter2018-10-30T17:00:51-05:00

Finding a skilled babysitter you can trust can be a challenge for parents. At EmBe, we teach nearly 100 kids the ins and outs of being good babysitters (and budding entrepreneurs)! EmBe's Youth Development Program Coordinator, Jennifer Swenson, went on KELOLAND Living last week to share tips on what to look for in a babysitter and what you can expect to learn in our Babysitting Camp.We're holding a winter break session of Babysitting Camp in December and have a few spots left open. Get your child registered today!Learn More!

Teaching Babysitters Essential SkillsMelissa Carter2018-10-30T17:00:51-05:00

Meredith Walker to headline 6th Annual In Her Shoes Empowerment Breakfast

Melissa Carter2018-10-30T11:04:21-05:00

Meredith Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, will be the keynote speaker at EmBe’s 6th Annual In Her Shoes Empowerment Breakfast on Thursday, February 7 from 7:30am–9:00am. In addition to Walker, the event will feature a compelling story of one local woman who will share her journey of strength and empowerment. The event proceeds benefit EmBe’s signature program, Dress for Success Sioux Falls, which encourages women to be all they can be. While many successful women appear to have always excelled, the stories preceding their success often deserve an audience of their own. “In Her Shoes [...]

Meredith Walker to headline 6th Annual In Her Shoes Empowerment BreakfastMelissa Carter2018-10-30T11:04:21-05:00

Effectively Disciplining Your Children

Melissa Carter2018-10-25T10:51:51-05:00

Our staff not only serve as great resources for the women and families we serve but they are full of knowledge they share with the community. This week, our Director of Childcare Services LaToria Horan stopped by KELOLAND Living to talk about disciplining your children. If you're interested in enrolling your child in childcare or preschool at EmBe, inquire about openings by contacting us at info@embe.org.

Effectively Disciplining Your ChildrenMelissa Carter2018-10-25T10:51:51-05:00

New polling shows America is for afterschool

Melissa Carter2018-10-25T10:05:01-05:00

By NIKKI YAMASHIRO Posted: Oct 22, 2018 THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED AT AFTERSCHOOLALLIANCE.ORG Just in time for Lights On Afterschool, the only national rally celebrating afterschool, a new national poll is out that shows strong public support for afterschool. Nearly 9 in 10 adults (89 percent) agree that afterschool programs are important to their community, with bipartisan and nationwide support for afterschool programs cutting across party lines as well as geographic regions. Among Democrats, 94 percent agree that afterschool is important to their community, and among Republicans, 86 percent agree. Support is highest in the West at 92 percent, followed by the Midwest and Northeast [...]

New polling shows America is for afterschoolMelissa Carter2018-10-25T10:05:01-05:00

Lights On Afterschool Celebrates 19th Anniversary

Melissa Carter2018-10-24T13:39:07-05:00

Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year. The Afterschool Alliance organizes Lights On Afterschool to draw attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things—such as science, community service, robotics, Taekwondo and poetry—and discover new skills. The events send a powerful message that millions more kids need quality afterschool programs. EmBe will be [...]

Lights On Afterschool Celebrates 19th AnniversaryMelissa Carter2018-10-24T13:39:07-05:00

Three Generations of Leadership

Melissa Carter2018-10-30T15:21:59-05:00

Ellen Hamilton (left) and Judy Hamilton (right) sit together in Judy's Sioux Falls home, holding a photo of Helen Jacobson (Hudson), Judy's mother. All three Hamilton women have served on the EmBe (formerly the YWCA) Board of Directors. A spirit of giving and community support is just one of the commonalities between Ellen, Judy and Helen. Another is their years of service on the EmBe board. And a third is that they are three generations of the same family. Ellen Hamilton has been a board member since 2015. She remembers her mother, Judy Hamilton, as a board member [...]

Three Generations of LeadershipMelissa Carter2018-10-30T15:21:59-05:00

EmBe launches new website

Melissa Carter2018-10-11T11:06:41-05:00

For the past year, work has been going on behind-the-scenes on a new website at EmBe. The new website launched last month, so chance are, you've been here already! While our previous website was new technology when it came around eight years ago, technology has changed and how we view websites have changed. The biggest change you'll notice is that the website is now mobile device friendly. We knew that at least half of our users were viewing our site on mobile and that experience was very frustrating! The new website is responsive and delivers the information to you no [...]

EmBe launches new websiteMelissa Carter2018-10-11T11:06:41-05:00

Women’s Leadership Program Has Big Impact

Melissa Carter2018-12-19T16:20:29-06:00

Since it’s inception in 2011, EmBe’s Women’s Leadership Program has led more than 200 women reach their greatest potential. This incredible program, facilitates the development of emerging female professionals by utilizing the experiences and skills of established community leaders; to extend a hand-up to the women who will follow. We are currently accepting applications for the 2019 class of EmBe’s Women’s Leadership Program with the deadline to apply being October 25, 2018 at 5:00 PM. Past participants of the program shared with us their insights into this well-respected and impactful program. Jenny Lockhart, 2017 Program Participant "I applied for EmBe’s [...]

Women’s Leadership Program Has Big ImpactMelissa Carter2018-12-19T16:20:29-06:00

EmBe Announces New CEO

Melissa Carter2018-10-09T11:12:55-05:00

SIOUX FALLS (Oct. 9, 2018)— Today, the EmBe Board of Directors is proud to announce that Karen Lundquist has been named the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Lundquist will begin her new role October 24. Lundquist, of Sioux Falls, has 20 plus years of experience in leadership roles in a broad range of organizations, and has most recently worked as an executive for the Amputee Coalition, the largest non-profit serving the 2 million people living with limb loss in the United States. In addition to earning a Master’s Degree from the University of St. Thomas, she has also worked at [...]

EmBe Announces New CEOMelissa Carter2018-10-09T11:12:55-05:00

EmBe employee uses CPR to save a life

Melissa Carter2018-10-02T14:47:17-05:00

When Brittany Lee went to Wal-Mart to pick up formula this summer – a fairly routine errand, little did she know that she would leave Wal-Mart with formula and a story of the time she saved a life. As Brittany headed into Wal-Mart that day, she noticed a group of people standing around a man in the parking lot. As she approached, she heard the people gathered asking each other if they knew CPR. No one did and they couldn’t find the man’s pulse. That’s when Brittany, Lead Teacher in Transition Room at our Downtown childcare center, stepped into action using training [...]

EmBe employee uses CPR to save a lifeMelissa Carter2018-10-02T14:47:17-05:00

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