Agency Details:

Children's Care Hospital & School provides excellence in family-centered services for children with special health care and education needs. Children's Care believes that all children deserve to reach their greatest potential. That's why we offer a broad continuum of healthcare and educational services.

Description:
Children's Care Hospital & School annually serves over 2,300 children from birth to age 21 from South Dakota and surrounding states. Approximately 2,100 of these children are served from our outreach centers in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, providing them with the services they need while living at home with their families. For children better served in a residential setting, our facility in Sioux Falls provides a caring, supportive, home-like environment where they can learn and grow.

History:
Children's Care Hospital & School opened its doors in March of 1952 as "Crippled Children's Hospital and School." The polio epidemic of 1948 prompted a new facility that would offer both health care and education services to children. Children's Care served 32 children in residence when it first opened, primarily disabled with polio or cerebral palsy. Over the years, there have been many significant changes. Three new wings have been added to the facility (in 1958, 1980 and 2000), outreach services were established in 1970 to serve children all across the state and into the surrounding states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming. In 1994, "Crippled Children's" became "Children's Care Hospital & School."

Contact person: Kali Gerlach, Volunteer Coordinator, 605-782-2314, (email)

Address:

2501 W. 26th Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 (See a map)

Directions:

Children's Care Hospital & School is located on 26th Street and Holly Avenue just south of the VA Hospital.

Miscellaneous Information

Does this agency accept court-ordered community service?
	Yes
Does this agency accept youth volunteers?
	Yes
What is the minimum age to volunteer?
	12
What is the standard minimum age requirement for youth volunteers?
	12
Does this agency accept corporate group volunteers?
	Yes
Do you have volunteer opportunities for families?
	Yes
Does your agency accept youth groups that are supervised by adults?
	Yes