My Neighbor serves as a bridge, offering assistance and resources through: information and referral;assessing the needs for financial assistance to include gaps and ensuring that the funding gets to those who truly have crisis needs, and using the available resources and tools to help solve situations, to prevent this same situation from re-surfacing, and to improve someone's situation for the long term and in essence creating a self-reliant member of the Brookings community.

The program can cover some items that are not normally covered (i.e. daycare);it depends on the situation, but the key is based upon self sufficiency. Also, people do not qualify just because of income, low or otherwise, the eligibility comes from the specific case. This program is to be considered a LAST resort, meaning referrals will be given to clients to check out before any assistance is given.The program MAY BE ABLE TO HELP with the following: rent, rent deposit, utility bills that are current, past due, or disconnection notice for water, lights, heating, and trash, utility deposits for water, lights, and heating, daycare, small car repairs, car payment (if employed), and small health care needs.

The program DOES NOT HELP with the following: cable, cell/phone, internet, shelter in the form of temporary housing or hotel stays, transportation in the form of gasoline, bus tickets, or taxi, personal needs such as furniture, clothing, laundry, personal or hygiene needs, Christmas presents, food or meals, and prescriptions

My Neighbor program is for people that LIVE and WORK in Brookings.

Assists with rent assistance for eviction notices, utility assistance for disconnect notices, hotel stays (does not provide a homeless shelter), gasoline or bus pass for stranded motorists or for medical reasons, minor car repairs, assistance after a disaster (i.e. house fire, flood, etc.), and prescription assistance for qualifying medications. The needs of the individual/family will be assessed, and certain documentation may be required (ex. driver's license). After business hours, The Salvation Army of Brookings County works with the Brookings County Sheriff or City Police to help individuals and families in the case of an emergency/immediate need.

• Assistance for people who have a job/new employment and need help getting there
  • This assistance does NOT require an appointment;can be walk-in
  • Provides 30-day bus passes and $50.00 gas vouchers. Both are available once every 12 months.
    • Proof of employment is required for a bus pass.
    • Gas voucher requires proof of employment, valid driver's license, valid vehicle registration, and valid vehicle insurance policy
• Car repairs where the vehicle is needed for employment.
  • Requires proof of employment, valid driver's license, valid vehicle registration, and valid vehicle insurance policy.
  • Must not have had work done on vehicle due to specific auto shops who accept voucher in Sioux Falls.
  • Up to $300.00 available.
  • This assistance requires an appointment.
  • Only available once per lifetime.

• Providing direct support to any individual or family asking for help with basic needs such as rides, phone calls, bail funds, meal sharing, peer counseling, financial counseling, wellness coaching, and more.
• Overcoming barriers to community resources
• Helping people access support in the community
• Improving health desparities

• Repairs older model cars for low-income families and/or single parent homes for whom a full repair bill from a conventional garage is not affordable
• Budgeting classes to the public
• Free oil changes for the spouses of deployed soldiers

Offers minor car repairs to single parent families in the Sioux Falls area.