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Closet, funding the annual expenses and support staff needed to manage
the program. Historically, the Closet on the HSC campus had never
been a funded partner of United Way. Instead, it was a volunteer run,
community donated program, managed by HSC staff.
Grateful to Those Involved
What surprised this group the most is the willingness of their partner
agencies to work together to make things better in our community.
Kauth explains, “We’re always looking for ways to be more efficient
and serve the public the way that we intend to serve them, and that’s
what is important in all of this. The partnerships with the other agencies
have just been the greatest part of all of this.”
Hanson adds, “All the partners coming together for the common
good of the families that need this service working together to make
this happen is really inspiring and I think really a great model of what
partnerships are and what community means.”
The group would like to thank the following parties involved in
the program’s success: The HSC for their incredible outreach and for
providing the service to the community for as many years as they have,
and their continued partnership with the United Way in maintaining
the mission of the closet; 100 Women of Yankton; the Servant Hearts
Clinic and the Yankton Community Foundation. They also give thanks
to some of the local contractors for their help with construction: Kevin
Bender from Welfl Construction, Ryan List from List Electric, and Keith
Sudbeck from Sudbeck Painting. They have been great mentors and
guides while providing exceptional service. Kauth gave a huge thank
you to Hanson and her staff for the vision of this project and taking this
endeavor on, putting much time and effort into it.
The HSC shows their appreciation for the project. Tia Kafka,
Communications Director, states, “HSC greatly appreciates the hard
work and support of the United Way of Greater Yankton, Servant Hearts
Clinic, and 100 Women of Yankton. Throughout the process, the focus
of this group has been to move the Community Voucher Program of the
Clothing Closet to a more accessible location without an interruption
in services to those in need. We look forward to supporting the clothing
needs of HSC patients and other community members who access the
Clothing Closet’s services.”
community via newspaper, radio, Facebook and other social media.
They will distribute information to their affiliated agencies and partners.
The store hours at their new location at 203 E 3rd Street are still in
discussion but will most likely be Monday nights during the Servants
Hearts Clinic hours.
They are looking for groups of volunteers to donate their time helping
to set up, including families, youth groups and other committees in the
community. If you are interested in assisting with this project, please
contact the United Way at (605) 665-6766, email Lauren Hanson
at lauren.h@yanktonunitedway.org or visit their website at www.
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