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Matt Althoff tapped as new Department of Social Services Secretary
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Kristi Noem announced on Friday Matt Althoff will become the next Secretary of the South Dakota...
DSS will not ask for funding related to enhancing kinship care in South Dakota
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe response came after Rep. Linda Duba, D-Sioux Falls, questioned Secretary Matt Althoff about...
Tackling substance abuse with families in mind to prevent foster care placements
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months ago"I don't think it's a lack of laws," DSS Secretary Matt Althoff said. "I think it is this reality...
Senate committee OK's creating new Indian Child Advisory Council for South Dakota
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPIERRE — An effort to establish an advisory council to host formal conversations and gather data on...
Committee defeats bill meant to enshrine active efforts for all children in foster care
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPIERRE — A bill to ensure all children in South Dakota’s foster care system have a standard of...
Work requirements for Medicaid expansion? SD Senate committee wants voters to decide
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPIERRE — An effort to send a ballot question to South Dakota voters regarding Medicaid expansion...
South Dakota could soon have a new Indian Child Advisory Council, despite DSS opposition
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPIERRE — Lawmakers on a House committee approved a bill Wednesday to establish an advisory council...
How we reported The Lost Children series
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChildren can quickly lose interest in you when you’re helping them stack blocks, but also when you’re speaking with their grandmother about why she’s...
Staffing and funding problems leave tribal child welfare offices scrambling
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor's note: This is the seventh piece in a six-installment series about Native American children...
South Dakota inspired ICWA but still has high rate of Native children in foster care
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor's note: This is the first in a six-installment series about Native American children in South...
