Programs/Services

South Dakota ACHIEVE Services offers a comprehensive spectrum
 of services to meet the diverse needs and challenges
of the people that we serve.
 

To request information on services offered at South Dakota ACHIEVE Services, please contact:

Melanie DeBates, Admissions Director
Phone: 605-274-1385 
      Fax: 605-338-0259
Email: melanie.debates@achievesd.org
Address:
  4100 S Western Ave.
  Sioux Falls, SD 57105

• Application for Services Cover Page
• Admissions Application
• Nationally Accredited for 26 consecutive years
• Certified with the Department of Human Services/Division of Developmental Disabilities
• Sioux Empire United Way Agency
• Member of Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce for over 20 years
• Affiliated with the South Dakota Association of Community Based Services
• Certified Special Education Program by the State of South Dakota for over 40 years

• Job training and employment services
• Training in how to live independently
• Awareness of and involvement in the diversity of community offerings
• Developing new and different family relationships and friendships
• Learning ways to enhance everyday living

Options and Opportunities

South Dakota ACHIEVE is a values-based organization that believes in the abilities of all people. SDA promotes a person-centered and self-directed approach towards supporting people. Our mission is to “find innovative ways for people with disabilities to achieve their dreams.”

Here is a menu of possible ways people can be supported, but let us know what you want… more...

Online ISP System

Have you ever wondered how your loved one’s plan for achieving his dream was progressing? Have you ever wished that you could send an immediate message to your loved one’s team? Have you ever wanted to share a new goal or dream that your loved one has? Do you want to know about upcoming meetings, events, and appointments without having to call someone? more...

Service Coordination

What Is Service Coordination All About? The title “Service Coordinator” is a bit misleading, because the people in these roles do much more than coordinate services. Service Coordinators are the professionals who serve as a bridge for brokering services. more...

Employment Opportunities

• On-Site Employment (Industrial Workshops)

  • Five workshops onsite at 4100 S. Western Ave. 
  • Provides opportunity for work training while doing real work. 
  • People receive
    • understanding of the workday
    • Feedback on their performance
    • Pay for work completed

• Employment throughout the Community

  • We have helped to train and place over 60 people in other businesses such as the:
    • Federal Building (custodial services)
    • Nash Finch Reclamation Center
    • EROS Data Center
    • several retail stores and restaurants

Food Services

• Prepares meals for 240 people that work in the SDA workshops everyday
• Prepares and delivers 17,000 meals per month to other non-profits including the Juvenile Detention Center, Southeastern Behavioral Health, Turning Point, and others. 
• Offers another on-site work opportunity

Catering Services

• Full catering services with experienced staff

• Banquet room accommodates up to 150 guests

• Can serve larger groups off-premise

• Ample off-street parking

• Very competitive prices

• Plus, we deliver

Speech and Language Services

• Serves people who people who communicate non verbally or have difficulty communicating
• Helps people learn to utilize communication devices
• Assists and monitors the special dietary needs for people who have dysphagia (swallowing disorder)

Medical Services

• SDA has a nursing staff that attends to all of the health care needs of the people we serve including:
  • scheduling medical appointments
  • monitoring medications
  • assisting during illnesses
  • and more...
• Restorative Technician's, Physical Therapist, and Occupational Therapist
  • Assist people with stretching exercises
  • Mobility exercises
  • Muscle Flexibility Exercises

Residential Services

• Offers independent living education, training, and support in 14 SVS-owned homes and apartments
• Supports many individuals that live in their own apartments and homes they rent or own
• "Rural Outreach" -- Serving individuals outside of Sioux Falls