family support 360
Family Support 360 serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program assists participants and their families in self-directing the services they need to live as independently as possible in the community.
Vision Statement
Broadening opportunities for people with developmental disabilities across the lifespan.
Resources
- Family Support Council
- Family Support Council Application
- FS360 Brochure
- Family Support 360 Application
- Family Support Provider List
Quality Improvement Materials
Family Support 360 Local Programs
The local family support coordinators assist participants in developing their individualized plans and accessing a broad range of services and supports to meet their needs. The coordinator also provides follow-along support and is available to assist during crises or when the needs of the participant or their family change. Often times, the coordinator will act as an advocate for the participant and their family reducing stress that accompanies this task.
In addition to service coordination and advocacy, participants and their families also receive financial assistance with expenses as identified in the individualized plan. These supports are centered around the entire family, not just the person with the disability. These expenses may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Companion Care
- Personal Care
- Supported Employment
- Environmental Accessibility and Adaptive Equipment
- Vehicle Modifications
- Respite Care
- Nutritional Supplements
Other Available Services to maintain and strengthen a family's ability to provide care at home
The local family support coordinator pursues other resources before the financial assistance is provided. For example, the local school district's responsibility would need to be ruled out before assistance is provided that could be their responsibility. Often times a combination of resources is used to meet the families' needs.
Family Support 360 Coordinator Contact Information
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Mailing Address |
Coordinator |
Phone |
Provider Agency/Coverage Areas |
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Aberdeen Area Family Support Program 202 S. Main Street Ste 402 Aberdeen SD 57402 |
Tami Leddy-Sederquist
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605-216-3359 |
LifeQuest - Brown, Day, Edmunds, faulk, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, Spink |
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Black Hills Family Support Program PO Box 218 Sturgis, SD 57785 |
Kari Eszlinger
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605-720-4853
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BHSSC: Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington |
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Central SD Family Support Program 221 South Central, Suite 33 Pierre, SD 57501 |
Jan Johnson
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605 494 3613 |
BHSSC: Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Hughes, Meade, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Walworth, Ziebach |
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Eastern Family Support Program PO Box 89306 Sioux Falls, SD 57109 |
Wendy Holbrook
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605-444-6200 605-444-6257 |
Volunteers of America: Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody |
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East Central Family Support Program PO Box 78 Kimball, SD 57355 |
Monica Konechne |
605-778-6780 888-448-8651* |
LifeQuest: Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Davison, Hanson, Hyde, Hand, Jerauld, Sanborn |
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Mitchell Family Support Program PO Box 1265 Mitchell SD 57301 |
Jayme Gill
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605-996-5801 800-456-0728* |
LifeQuest: Aurora, Beadle, Brule, Buffalo, Davison, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Lyman, Minnehaha, Sanborn |
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Northeast Family Support Program PO Box 5 Webster, SD 57274 |
Katherine Breske
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605-345-2413 877-340-2413* |
LifeQuest: Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Roberts, Spink |
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Northeast Family Support Program #3 415 S. Main St. Suite 305B Aberdeen SD 57401 |
Catherine Diede
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605-262-0431 |
LifeQuest: Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Hamlin, Spink |
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Northeast Family Support #4 PO Box 161 Aberdeen, SD 57402 |
Sonja Cole |
605-228-2488 |
HACFI: Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Mcpherson, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink |
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Pennington County Family Support PO Box 218 Sturgis, SD 57785 |
Amanda Roberson
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605-720-4841 |
BHSSC - Butte, Meade, Pennington, Lawrence |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #1 PO Box 89306 Sioux Falls, SD 57109 |
Christi Henderson |
605-444-6200 605-809-5721 |
Volunteers of America - Lincoln, Minnehaha |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #2 PO Box 89306 Sioux Falls, SD 57109 |
Connie Lamb |
605-444-6200 605-809-6034 |
Volunteers of America - Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner, Union |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #3 PO Box 89306 Sioux Falls, SD 57109 |
Kathy Julius
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605-444-6200 605-444-6221 |
Volunteers of America - Lincoln, Minnehaha |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #4 1020 W 18th St Sioux Falls, SD 57104 |
Shannon Jones |
605-212-5764 |
LifeScape - Brookings, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #5 1020 W 18th St Sioux Falls, SD 57104 |
Travis Gallipo
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605-553-6776 |
LifeScape - Brookings, Lake, Lincoln, Mccook, Minnehaha |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #6 1020 W 18th St Sioux Falls, SD 57104 |
Heidi Valer
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605-323-7086 |
LifeScape - Lincoln, Minnehaha |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #7 PO Box 89306 Sioux Falls, SD 57109 |
Edie Kavanagh
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605-444-6200 605-444-6236 |
Volunteers of America - Lincoln, Minnehaha |
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Sioux Falls Family Support Program #8 1020 W 18th St Sioux Falls, SD 57104 |
Ramie Carder |
605-951-1630 |
LifeScape - Brookings, Hanson, Lake, Lincoln, Mccook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody |
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Southeast Family Support PO Box 349 Scotland, SD 57059 |
Nikki Kavanagh |
605-583-3060 888-816-5880 |
SESDAC: Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Yankton, Union |
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Southeast Family Support Program #3 PO Box 2676 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 |
Emily Pogue |
605-202-0940 |
SESDAC: Clay, Hamlin, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Mccook, Minnehaha, Moody, Turner, Yankton, Union |
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Southeast Family Support #4 PO Box 694 Crooks, SD 57020 |
Marissa Bucher |
605-305-2658
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SESDAC: Clay, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner, Union, Yankton |
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Southeast Family Support #5 1008 W 18th St Sioux Falls, SD 57104 |
VACANT |
605-251-6578 |
LifeScape: Brookings, Lake, Moody, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner, Lincoln |
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Southeast Family Support #6 PO Box 497 Scotland, SD 57059 |
Jill Fischer |
605-680-0431 |
Dakota Milestones: Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner, Union, Yankton |
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Southern Hills Family Support PO Box 218 Sturgis SD 57785 |
Brittany Elrod
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605-720-4848
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BHSSC: Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Ogalla Lakota, Pennington |
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West Central Family Support Program PO Box 248 Chamberlain, SD 57325 |
Ashton Mednansky
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605-680-9803 |
Dakota Milestones: Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Davison, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Jackson, Jones, Lincoln, Lyman, Mellette, Ogalla Lakota, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp |
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Western #2 PO Box 218 Sturgis, SD 57785 |
Kristi Heumiller |
605-347-4467 ext. 1725 605-720-4857 |
BHSSC: Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Ogalla Lakota, Pennington |
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Central Area PLANS 221 South Central Avenue Suite 33 Pierre, SD 57501 |
Nancy Cremer |
605-224-5336 Ext. 523 800-224-5336*
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BHSSC: Bennett, Brule, Buffalo, Corson, Campbell, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, McPherson, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Walworth, Ziebach |
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Northeast Area PLANS PO Box 161 Aberdeen, SD 57402 |
Marsha Zephier |
605-228-0369
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HACFI: Beadle, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, Roberts, Spink |
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Western Area PLANS 730 E. Watertown St. Rapid City, SD 57701 |
Tiffani Patton
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605-394-5120 800-518-0511*
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BHSSC: Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins, Ogalla Lakota |
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Benchmark Family Support Southeast #1 PO Box 252 Elkton, SD 57026 |
Teri Bukowski |
605-645-4540 |
Benchmark Human Services: Brookings, Codington, Hanson, Minnehaha, Yankton |
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Benchmark Family Support Southeast #2 Sioux Falls, SD 57105 |
Shauna Sazonov |
605-633-6925 |
Benchmark Human Services: Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union, Yankton |
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Benchmark Family Support Southeast #3 Mitchell, SD 57301 |
Alli Witte |
605-630-9061 |
Benchmark Human Services: Aurora, Clay, Davison, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Yankton |
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Benchmark Family Support Southeast #4 116 N St Paul Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57103 |
Rachel Fey | 605-633-0437 | Benchmark Human Services: Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union, Yankton |
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Benchmark Family Support Central #1 PO Box 112 White Lake, SD 57383 |
Jason Vaverka |
605-680-4169 |
Benchmark Human Services: Aurora, Davison, Haakon, Hutchinson, Lake, Lincoln, Lyman, Mccook, Minnehaha, Todd, Union, Yankton |
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Benchmark Family Support Northeast #1 Aberdeen, SD 57002 |
Jason Hill |
605-633-0816 |
Benchmark Human Services: Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Spink |
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Benchmark Family Support East Central #1 Madison, SD |
Julie Miller |
605-633-9528 |
Benchmark Human Services: Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union |
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Benchmark Family Support West #1 Edgemont/Rapid City, SD |
Tara Kaiser |
605-890-2005 |
Benchmark Human Services: Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington |
WHAT ARE OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?
- Department of Education
- Department of Labor
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- Department of Transportation
- Social Security Administration
- Centers for Disease Control
- National Council on Disability
- National Organization of Disabilities
National Legislators State Departments and Agencies State Legislators South Dakota Advocacy Services Other Disability Organizations
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- South Dakota Center for Disabilities This business is part of the Sanford School of Medicine. People also call it the Center for Excellence. Every state has a Center like this. They work for people with disabilities, and they also focus on education and research.
- South Dakota Parent Connection
Learning to Drive: A Guide for Parents
This link will take you to the handbook. It is made for parents of teenagers. It can also be helpful for people becoming drivers for the first time.
South Dakota Driver Licensing Program
This link is to the South Dakota Driver Licensing Program Manual.
This link is for a quiz online. It can be used to get you ready for your driver's license test. Questions are about the information in the South Dakota Driver's Manual.
Easter Seals Project ACTION was originally commissioned by Congress in 1988 as a research and demonstration project to improve access to public transportation for people with disabilities. With the passage of the ADA two years later, their goals expanded to help transportation operators implement the law's transportation provisions. Funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Easter Seals Project ACTION promotes cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community to increase mobility for people with disabilities under the ADA and beyond. They offer numerous resources, as well as training and technical assistance, in an effort to make the ADA work for everyone, everyday. Almost two decades after their creation, their goal - and their name - remains unchanged: Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation (ACTION).
Buses and Trains for Everyone curriculum is developed with support from Easter Seals Project ACTION to teach concepts and skills needed to use public transportation. Targeted to children grades K-8, Buses and Trains for Everyone is now available to schools across the country. This curriculum is targeted to students with disabilities but can be used by anyone learning to use public transportation. Transportation is key to independence. Buses and Trains for Everyone teaches safety, travel etiquette, manners, and life and problem-solving skills. The curriculum includes alternative assessment standards for children with severe disabilities.
Title XIX Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program
This link provides information about the Title XIX Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program. This program provides assistance for non-emergency medical transportation needs of eligible TitleXIX Medicaid recipients.
SSA Procedure for Other Transportation Situations
Fact: Individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) may have impairment-related items that you require in order to work.This is called an Impairment Related Work Expense or IRWE. The purpose of the IRWE work incentive is to enable you to recover some of your costs of expenses needed to support your work incurred as a result of your disability. In some cases, transportation may be an impairment Related Work Expense.The following two links provide information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) about transportation. If you have questions about this, please contact the Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program at 1-800-224-5336.
Family Strengthening
More and more people with developmental disabilities are getting married and raising a family. The group has searched for resources to support people with this choice. In addition, the group discussed the importance of providing information to people with disabilities about healthy relationships. Listed below are links to several helpful resources in these areas. Each of the Coordinators also has resources that they can give to participants of the Family Support 360 Program.
A new National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families has been established under Through the Looking Glass, a non-profit organization founded in 1982. The Center will oversee several national research studies concerning parents with disabilities and their families, as well as provide consultations, trainings and publications to parents, family members and professionals. The new Center will focus its research and resource activities on four critical areas that impact parents with disabilities: custody, family roles and personal assistance; paratransit and intervention with parents with cognitive disabilities and their children. For more information about the Center and Through the Looking Glass visit the organization’s website www.lookingglass.org .
The manual "Supporting Families When Parents Have Intellectual Disabilities http://www.srcp.org/pdf_versions/supportingfamilies.pdf was created by the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities. The manual offers practical suggestions and resources that will hopefully make it easier for providers to step out of traditional roles and reach out to parents with disabilities. It is also hoped that the use of these strategies will lead to the development of integrated services. It is believed that appropriate support will allow families with parents who have intellectual disabilities to thrive and flourish and thus prove the case for continued support. It is also believed that the strategies will benefit many other families, who may not have intellectual disabilities but struggle with parenting.
Preparing for an Emergency
The workgroup was able to learn about some resources for preparing for emergency and would like to provide the following links to those resources.
All of the resources on this site are specifically for people with disabilities.
Follow this link to the State of South Dakota's emergency preparedness website Disaster Preparedness. The website includes resources for different types of disasters, different types of locations, and kids, and a wizard for creating a plan and a kit in the event of an emergency or disaster.
The Disability Preparedness Resource Center website provides practical information on how people with and without disabilities can prepare for an emergency. It also provides information for family members of, and service providers to, people with disabilities. In addition, the site includes information for emergency planners and first responders to help them to better prepare for serving persons with disabilities. Check out this website at: https://www.ready.gov/disability
WHAT IS ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION (EVV)?
Section 12006(a) of the 21st Century Cures Act mandates that states implement EVV for all Medicaid personal care services (PCS) that require an in-home visit by a provider. This applies to PCS provided within the Family Support 360 waiver program. At this time the state is working with its service coordination system vendor (FOCoS Innovations) to develop EVV capabilities and procedures within the FS360 program. Currently, we are working to issue a survey to PSC providers and participants to establish a better understanding of the program's current and future EVV capabilities. States must require EVV use for all Family Support 360-funded PCS by January 1, 2020. Otherwise, the state is subject to incremental FMAP reductions up to 1% unless the state has both made a "good faith effort" to comply and has encountered "unavoidable delays." Please see below for a list of EVV resources to assist states in complying with CURES Act requirements: EVV Presentation - Part 1 - Part2