The Department of Human Services Guardianship Program provides guardianship and/or conservatorship services as a last resort to qualified individuals age 18 or older with a developmental disability as defined in SDCL 27B-1-18. The Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Human Services may be appointed as a guardian, a conservator, or both, for adults with developmental disabilities under its care or to whom it is providing services or financial assistance, but only if there is no individual, nonprofit corporation, bank or trust company, or other public agency that is qualified and willing to serve. Sdcl 29a-5-110. The department also provides financial assistance for qualified individuals who are willing and qualified to serve as a guardian and/or conservator of up to $500.00 for the establishment of a guardianship or conservatorship through the Guardianship Establishment Program. Limited amount of funds for this program are available each year on a first come first served basis for qualified individuals. .. (continue to details page for more info and costs)
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Mission: The South Dakota Guardianship Program (SDGP) is a private, non-profit organization with a primary purpose to provide professional guardianship, conservatorship and related protective services for adults with developmental and other mentally disabling conditions. The SDGP complies with SDCL 29A-5 in carrying out its mission and services. SDGP is an alternative source of guardianship and conservatorship when family members or others are unable or unavailable to assume responsibility. Its secondary mission is to provide support services to professionals, parents and family members, people with developmental disabilities and others about guardianship, conservatorship and related protective services. The services include consultation, education, information and assistance. The SDGP recognizes the serious responsibilities and impact involved in assuming guardianship and conservatorship. Persons referred to the SDGP have basic rights and these rights will be acknowledged, supported and protected. .. (continue to details page for more info and costs)
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*Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program* On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,which ludes $1.5 billion for a Homelessness Prevention Fund. Funding for this program, called the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), is being distributed based on the formula used for the Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) program. Grantees may provide rental assistance or services to eligible program participants who are residing or would like to reside outside their jurisdiction. They may also fund ubgrantees that serve persons outside of the jurisdiction, subgrantees that are located outside of the jurisdiction, and subgrantees that serve multiple jurisdictions. A grantee may establish more stringent requirements, such as requiring that HPRP funds be spent within the jurisdiction or establishing a residency requirement,but HUD is not setting these requirements. Counties served:Hamilton County .. (continue to details page for more info and costs)
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