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Pierre Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Pierre, South Dakota that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the South Dakota page.

Access to Justice, Inc.Free and reduced-rate civil legal help
Websitestatebarofsouthdakota.com 
Phone855-287-3510
Address111 W. Capitol Avenue, #1, Pierre, SD 57501

Access to Justice, Inc., the State Bar of South Dakota nonprofit legal program, matches income-eligible residents with volunteer lawyers for civil cases, including housing, family law, consumer issues and wills. People at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines qualify for free help, with higher limits for survivors of domestic violence, people with disabilities, seniors and veterans. A reduced-fee modest means program covers applicants who do not qualify for free help. Clients pay their own case costs. Applications go through SD Law Help.1

Dakota Plains Legal ServicesFree civil legal help
Websitedpls.org 
Phone605-856-4444
Address151 E. 2nd Street, Mission, SD 57555
HoursMonday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Dakota Plains Legal Services provides free civil legal help to eligible low-income residents. Hughes County is in its service area. Its main office is in Mission, and applications are taken online through SD Law Help.2

Food

Pierre/Ft. Pierre Food PantryFood pantry
Websitepierreareareferral.org 
Phone605-224-8731
Address110 West Missouri Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The Pierre/Ft. Pierre Food Pantry, run by Pierre Area Referral Service, gives food to individuals and families in Hughes and Stanley Counties. Pickup is first come, first served on the same day. Call or walk in to schedule a pickup time that day.3

Feeding South DakotaMobile food distributions
Websitefeedingsouthdakota.org 
Phone605-494-3663
Address20562 Grace Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501

Feeding South Dakota runs monthly mobile food distributions where volunteers load pre-packed grocery boxes directly into vehicles. No pre-registration, referral or ID is required, and food is free. Its Pierre Distribution Center is at the address above, and it supplies food to the local pantry.4

Social services

Pierre Area Referral ServiceEmergency rent, utility and basic needs help
Websitepierreareareferral.org 
Phone605-224-8731
Address110 West Missouri Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501

Pierre Area Referral Service gives emergency help with rent, utilities, short-term lodging, gas, prescriptions, clothing, diapers and formula, based on availability and eligibility. Rent help requires an eviction notice, and utility help requires a disconnection notice. It offers information and referrals to community services.5

Pierre Housing & Redevelopment CommissionPublic housing and Section 8 vouchers
Phone605-773-7375
Address301 W. Pleasant Drive, Pierre, SD 57501

The Pierre Housing & Redevelopment Commission runs public housing and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities in Hughes County. Families pre-apply and join a waiting list. Vouchers are not emergency rent help.6

Sources & notes

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Access to Justice, Access to Justice . The page gives the income limits, the modest means program, and the Pierre address at 111 W. Capitol Avenue, #1. The toll-free phone (855) 287-3510 comes from the South Dakota Unified Judicial System Get Legal Help  page, which lists the same Pierre address. ↩

  2. Dakota Plains Legal Services, Contact us . The Mission office address, phone and hours come from its own contact page. Hughes County is in its service area according to the Dakota At Home listing for Dakota Plains Legal Services. ↩

  3. Pierre Area Referral Service, Pierre/Ft. Pierre Food Pantry . The page gives the address, phone, pantry hours and the Hughes and Stanley Counties service area. ↩

  4. Feeding South Dakota, Mobile food distribution  and Food drive . The mobile distribution page describes monthly drive-through distributions with no pre-registration, referral or ID required. The Pierre Distribution Center address and phone come from the food drive page. ↩

  5. Pierre Area Referral Service, Home page . The emergency services detail comes from the Dakota At Home listing for Pierre Area Referral Service, which lists rent help with an eviction notice, utility help with a disconnection notice, and help with lodging, gas, prescriptions, clothing, diapers and formula. ↩

  6. The phone number and address come from the HUD PHA Contact Report listing for the Pierre Housing & Redevelopment Commission, which lists 301 W. Pleasant Drive in Pierre with phone (605) 773-7375. The Dakota At Home listing for housing authorities describes its assisted housing, public housing and rental assistance in Hughes County and notes families pre-apply and join a waiting list. The hrcpierre.com domain is a parked page and was not linked. ↩

  1. Rapid City Local Assistance Programs, South Dakota.
  2. Sioux Falls Local Assistance Programs, South Dakota.
  3. Watertown Local Assistance Programs, South Dakota.
  4. Aberdeen Local Assistance Programs, South Dakota.
  5. Brookings Local Assistance Programs, South Dakota.

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