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Rapid City Local Assistance Programs

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

Dakota Plains Legal ServicesFree civil legal assistance
Websitedpls.org 
Phone605-342-7171
Address202 E. Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57709
HoursMonday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Dakota Plains Legal Services provides free civil legal help to people with low incomes, older Americans, and veterans, including help with housing, family law, wills, and public benefits. Apply online through SD Law Help or contact the Rapid City office.1

Food

Feeding South DakotaFood bank for South Dakota
Websitefeedingsouthdakota.org 
Phone605-348-2689
Address1111 N. Creek Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703

Feeding South Dakota is the statewide food bank. Its Rapid City distribution center supplies food pantries, meal programs and mobile food distributions across western South Dakota. Use the Find Food tool on its site to find a distribution near you.2

The Salvation Army of the Black HillsFood pantry
Websitesalvationarmyusa.org 
Phone605-342-0982
Address405 N. Cherry Avenue, Rapid City, SD 57701
HoursMonday through Friday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The Salvation Army food pantry provides an Emergency Food Box with nutritional staples once every 60 days. Bring a photo ID and a document showing residency, like a bill with your name and address.3

Social services

Western South Dakota Community ActionCommunity action agency
Websitewsdca.org 
Phone605-348-1460
Address1844 Lombardy Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Western South Dakota Community Action is a private nonprofit anti-poverty agency founded in 1965. It serves 15 counties in western South Dakota from its Rapid City office.4

Pennington County Housing and Redevelopment CommissionLong-term rental assistance
Websitepchrc.com 
Phone605-394-5350
Address1805 W. Fulton Street, Suite 101, Rapid City, SD 57702

Pennington County Housing and Redevelopment Commission runs federally assisted housing programs under HUD, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, public housing, and affordable housing in Pennington County, Fall River County, and the City of Martin. Housing pre-applications and wait list checks are completed online through its applicant portal.5

Sources & notes

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

Footnotes

  1. Dakota Plains Legal Services, Contact us  and Home page . ↩

  2. Feeding South Dakota, Food drive  and Home page . ↩

  3. The Salvation Army, Food Programs . The street address is not shown on that page; 405 N. Cherry Avenue is the address in the Helpline Center 211 directory listing for the Salvation Army of the Black Hills, checked November 1, 2026: Food Banks and Free Meals in the Black Hills . ↩

  4. Western South Dakota Community Action, Home page  and About . ↩

  5. Pennington County Housing and Redevelopment Commission, Home page . The phone number and street address are not shown on that page; both are listed in the HUD PHA Contact Report for South Dakota: PHA Contact Information . ↩

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