November 2025 Newsletter
In this issue:
- Businesses for Babies: RAS
- The Dad Connection Webinar Series
- ECCS Touchpoints, November 19
- Court Improvement Program Training, November 19
- Fatherhood Focus Group, November 20
- Partner Training Opportunities
Businesses for Babies
RAS
South Dakota Locations: Sioux Falls
✔️Family/Medical Leave
✔️Flexible Work Schedule
✔️Breastfeeding Friendly
✔️Telecommuting
✔️Educational Support
✔️Comprehensive Wellness Approach
“Along with a paid parental leave, we do extensive training with managers, so they understand obligations under laws like FMLA, Pregnancy Fairness Act, etc. We encourage staff to attend their children’s events and offer 11 paid holidays, including 2 floating holidays staff can take at anytime.”
Julie Waage, Vice President Human Resources
Is your business for babies?
Learn more about the power of family-forward work policies as a primary prevention strategy and nominate a South Dakota business to be featured.
The Dad Connection Webinar Series
Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment, in partnership with SD Department of Social Services will host a limited-series online learning opportunity focused on the role of dads.
The Dad Connection will kick-off on Monday, November 3 and will include four, weekly webinar learning opportunities presented by J. Michael Hall, Strong Fathers-Strong Families.
The webinar series is free, with registration required. Dates and topics include:
- Monday, November 3rd, 12 – 1 pm CT | The Different Roles of Mothers and Fathers and How They Best Serve Children
- Monday, November 10th, 12 – 1 pm CT | Co-Parenting and Co-Piloting a Child’s Future
- Tuesday, November 18th, 12 – 1 pm CT | Fathers and Their Positive Impact on a Child’s Mental Health and Behavior
- Tuesday, November 25th, 12 – 1 pm CT | Fathers and Their Positive Impact on a Child’s Education Success—Now and in the Future
SD ECCS
The October recording, Strengthening Starts: How Early Learning Communities Are Transforming Collaboration for Young Children, is now available for viewing.
Join us for upcoming ECCS Touchpoints webinars:
Businesses for Babies: Strategies to Support South Dakota’s Youngest Families
Speaker: Chrissie Young, Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment
Understanding Autism in Early Childhood (0–3 Years)
Speaker: Aimee Deliramich, PhD, University of South Dakota
Court Improvement Program
The October session, The Role of the Child’s Attorney in Child Welfare Cases, is now available to view.
Join us for upcoming CIP Trainings:
November 19 | 12-1pm CT
Utilizing Native American Lakota Culture to Heal and Examine Social Determinants of Tribal Health and Persevering Through Unsolved Trauma
Child and Family Services Review: Program Improvement Planning
Fatherhood Focus Group
Supporting South Dakota Dads on their parenting journey
Thursday, November 20
6:30pm to 8:30pm Central Time
Zoom Meeting Focus Group
$100 Gift Card to all SD dads who participate (up to 15 participants).
Focus Group will explore supports, trainings, and resources that would be most helpful in dads’ parenting journey.
Feedback will inform future program design, outreach strategies, and fatherhood engagement initiatives statewide.
Learn more and register: SDCPCM.com/fatherhood-focus-group/
