2020 - EmBe - Page 3

EmBe Wants to Help You Help Others

Melissa Carter2020-07-31T08:41:39-05:00

EmBe South Care EmBe School Age Care at our South location (3510 Ralph Rogers Road, Sioux Falls) is offering care from 7 am to 5:30 pm for all first responders. To enroll your child submit the Temporary School Age Care Enrollment. After you enroll, information on our procedures will be sent to you. Weekly Fee: $130 per child Breakfast, Lunch and Snack provided. Daily Curriculum with Wi-Fi accessibility to help your child or children with homework. Click here to learn more about 4 weeks - 2 years old care. Click here to learn more about EmBe Preschool. Click here [...]

EmBe Wants to Help You Help OthersMelissa Carter2020-07-31T08:41:39-05:00

EmBe CEO Departure Announcement

Melissa Carter2020-04-01T13:38:43-05:00

EmBe CEO Departure Announcement During a time of transition and change, EmBe is announcing that Karen Lundquist, its Chief Executive Officer, will be leaving the organization in April. “Although we regret Karen’s departure, we have confidence in our senior leadership and the vision of our board to continue to deliver on our mission and the foundation we have built since 1921,” said Alex Halbach, EmBe’s Board President. “With a clear plan for interim leadership, our programming will continue to evolve to meet community needs.” The Board of Directors has appointed Anne Rieck McFarland as Interim CEO of the Organization while [...]

EmBe CEO Departure AnnouncementMelissa Carter2020-04-01T13:38:43-05:00

Spinsters Rewind

Melissa Carter2020-03-26T11:45:25-05:00

1964 Senior Planners, Lynn James, Jan Lucas, Marcia Muller, Cheryl Ostegaard, Doris Tjaden, Laury Wilson, Becky Smith and Carol Christensen. The EmBe Spinsters Dance is an annual event that develops leadership skills among young people in the community. Participants from Sioux Falls’ high schools gather together to organize and execute a high school dance, all to benefit youth scholarships and programming needs. The Spinsters Dance began in the late 1930s as a “Sadie Hawkins” dance with proceeds benefitting the YWCA (now EmBe). Those who have participated throughout the decades regard Spinsters as iconic and unparalleled for the ways it [...]

Spinsters RewindMelissa Carter2020-03-26T11:45:25-05:00

Are you out of work due to COVID-19?

Melissa Carter2020-04-01T13:36:02-05:00

What can you do if you are out of work due to COVID-19? You may qualify for South Dakota Reemployment Assistance. The below graphic shows which cases generally will qualify for RA benefits and which circumstances will likely not qualify. The Department of Labor assesses each person's case individually. To apply for RA benefits, apply online at raclaims.sd.gov or call (605) 626-3179. For more information from the Department of Labor regarding COVID-19, visit: https://dlr.sd.gov/covid_19_resources.aspx.

Are you out of work due to COVID-19?Melissa Carter2020-04-01T13:36:02-05:00

EmBe Program Scheduling Changes

Melissa Carter2020-06-08T16:15:32-05:00

*UPDATED JUNE 8, 2020* At the heart of our mission is serving all of you and we place your health and safety at the top of our priorities. Preventing the spread of COVID 19 is guiding all of our processes and procedures ss we prepare to phase in in-person offerings. Please see below for the latest updates. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@embe.org. Childcare and School Age Care EmBe Childcare and School Age Care (Downtown, South and Mitchell) are open and ready to support families. Hours are limited. Childcare and SAC families have been emailed directly. [...]

EmBe Program Scheduling ChangesMelissa Carter2020-06-08T16:15:32-05:00

EmBe precautions and COVID-19

Melissa Carter2020-03-11T16:17:11-05:00

Sioux Falls, SD (March 11, 2020) - EmBe is proud to serve the community and place your health and safety at the top of our priorities. With this in mind, we have been carefully following recommendations from state and federal officials to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and illnesses like the flu. We continue to remind our staff of ways to avoid spreading disease, such as increased hand washing and cleaning practices. These practices are in addition to our everyday work processes. We know we are all concerned. EmBe is committed to remaining calm, knowing that concern for health [...]

EmBe precautions and COVID-19Melissa Carter2020-03-11T16:17:11-05:00

2019 – 2020 FIRST LEGO League Championship Standings

Melissa Carter2020-02-06T12:33:36-06:00

February 1, 2020 (Sioux Falls, SD) - Thirty-one teams descended on the Augustana University Elmen center to pit their robots and presentation skills against one another in a fury of fun, craziness, and Coopertition®. It was the 2019 - 2020 CITY SHAPER® FIRST® LEGO® League Championship for South Dakota, and the competition was fantastic! Each of these teams competed at a Qualifier earlier in the season. They scored well enough in the Core Values, Innovation Project, and Robot Design judging and the Robot Game to earn a place in the Championship. FIRST LEGO League aims to build student interest in STEM [...]

2019 – 2020 FIRST LEGO League Championship StandingsMelissa Carter2020-02-06T12:33:36-06:00

Making a positive impact with Angela Schoffelman

Melissa Carter2020-02-04T09:58:34-06:00

Avera’s commitment to making a positive impact shows in its partnership with EmBe Dress for Success Sioux Falls. As one of South Dakota’s largest employers, Avera invites Dress for Success Sioux Falls clients to job shadow and encourages them to ask questions and even apply for open positions. “Avera couldn’t do the work that it does without community organizations like EmBe’s Dress for Success Sioux Falls and the wonderful services they provide,” Angela Schoffelman, Avera Practice Management Support Partner says, The In Her Shoes Empowerment Breakfast is an energizing event benefiting EmBe Dress for Success Sioux Falls. EmBe is proud [...]

Making a positive impact with Angela SchoffelmanMelissa Carter2020-02-04T09:58:34-06:00

The History of FIRST LEGO League in South Dakota

Melissa Carter2020-01-16T11:31:14-06:00

In 2008, Dr. Alan Swanson brought FIRST LEGO League to South Dakota, gathering a group of interested educators and science lovers to be coaches for what he thought would be 4 – 5 teams. A graduate of MIT, Dr. Swanson worked for many years at BAE Systems in New Hampshire – the birthplace of FIRST and FIRST LEGO League. He recognized the need for a program in South Dakota that emphasizes the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and math). After the group saw a competition in Minneapolis, MN, and the excitement and fervor of the teams. FIRST LEGO League took [...]

The History of FIRST LEGO League in South DakotaMelissa Carter2020-01-16T11:31:14-06:00

In Her Shoes Client Spotlight: Regina Stough

Melissa Carter2020-01-16T15:48:58-06:00

What do you know about EmBe Dress for Success Sioux Falls? “EmBe Dress for Success is more than clothes,” program alumna Regina Stough gleefully shared. “EmBe Dress for Success Sioux Falls helps women of all ages, all walks of life. The programs are set up to help you succeed,” Regina said. When Regina came to EmBe Dress for Success Sioux Falls, she was in her second year of an associate’s degree program and would soon be seeking full-time employment. A friend who mentors guided Regina to the Women to the Workforce program, and after becoming employed Regina joined Tapestry, a [...]

In Her Shoes Client Spotlight: Regina StoughMelissa Carter2020-01-16T15:48:58-06:00

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