LEAD South Dakota

10/31/2024

LEAD is excited to announce our candidate endorsements for the 2024 cycle. These candidates were chosen for their commitment to our values of action, social justice, and inclusion. Please support these candidates with your time and resources. Do more than vote this year- help us Get Out The Vote!
Anny K Libengood for Minnehaha County Commissioner was also endorsed…. Let’s go Anny and all LEAD Candidates.

10/31/2024

LEAD is excited to announce our candidate endorsements for the 2024 cycle. These candidates were chosen for their commitment to our values of action, social justice, and inclusion. Please support these candidates with your time and resources. Do more than vote this year- help us Get Out The Vote!
Let’s go LEAD Candidates.

10/20/2024

Calling all legislative and local candidates! We're releasing our endorsement application for THIS WEEK ONLY! Download it, fill it out and send it back -we'll announce our endorsements the week before the election.

Candidate Endorsement Request Form All candidate requests must be submitted along with a high-resolution JPEG headshot file to LEAD Board by emailing [email protected] no later than Monday October 28th 2024, at midnight. Full name of candidate: Office the candidate is seeking: Are you a fir...

03/23/2024

REMINDER: Deadline to register to vote for the Sioux Falls city election is Monday March 25! Does your organization need election info to distribute to clients and community partners? Send us a DM and we’ll forward this and other handouts. Thanks to and for partnering to provide voter education!

02/08/2024

LEAD was very happy to host a welcome happy hour for Women4Women Lobby Day participants. We are proud members of the South Dakota Advocacy Network for Women and we’re pleased to work alongside them on critical issues in the Legislature.

01/27/2024

We’re happy to cosponsor the Sioux Falls League of Women Voters Legislative Coffees this year. Be sure to join us on February 10 and February 17 at Havre Recital Hall on the Augustana campus and

01/20/2024

ACTION ALERT! HB 1042, a bill to expand free school lunches to our most vulnerable students is being heard in the House ED Committee on Monday, January 22 at 7:45am. Write the House Ed Committee members NOW to voice your support for this bill and SHARE THIS POST!
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01/13/2024

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are excited to be hiring for two positions:

STAFF ATTORNEY: Advocate for our clients (children and survivors of crime) in immigration court by attending proceedings, conducting interviews and collecting facts, as well as other tasks.

BILINGUAL (ENGLISH AND SPANISH) COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER: Walk alongside our legal clients and community members as they get connected with essential social and medical resources.

Interested in learning more? Check out our website to see the full job descriptions and how to apply: https://www.sdvfpeace.org/join-our-team.html

11/07/2023

We are grateful for the two years Melissa gave us as an organizer and we look forward to the great things she’ll do in our communities. We wish her all the best in her new role at South Dakota Voices for Peace. We are looking forward to the upcoming elections in 2024.

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