About Us

Black Hills Workshop and Training Center in Rapid City, SD provides quality services and supports to people with disabilities. We serve over 600 individuals age 16 and older with various disabilities including learning and developmental disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, head trauma, chronic mental illness, physical impairments, and others. Through out vocational training and Employment Resources, we also provide our business customers with business solutions and a dependable work force.

Our services to individuals with disabilities include evaluation and assessment; treatment (speech, occupational, and physical therapy; psychological services); training; education; health care management and personal nursing care; case coordination; social and recreational activities; sensory development activities; elderly services; transportation; financial trust services; information and referral; respite care; supported living and employment; and support services as individuals assume more independence.

In our Residential Services program, we provide a variety of choices and living opportunities which lead to further independence. Black Hills Workshop operates eight group homes and seven supervised apartment complexes. We also provide supports in several apartment complexes throughout Rapid City, and many individuals live independently in the community. The type of residence selected is based on each personalities, abilities and desires. Daily support or instruction is based on individual needs.

Vocational training programs include a variety of manufacturing, electronics, and packaging subcontracts, as well as janitorial and food services.

Our Employment Resources Division assists people to find jobs in the community. Employment technicians provide individualized instruction at the job site as well as continuing support to the employer. People served by Employment Resources are involved in a wide assortment of jobs including food service, housekeeping and janitorial, maintenance, light manufacturing and packaging. Community Transitions is a specialized program meeting the multiple needs of individuals who have survived a head trauma.

Black Hills Workshop is a private, nonprofit corporation established in 1958. It meets certification or licensing requirements by numerous state and federal agencies and is accredited by the Council on Quality and Leadership. Individuals, families, or agencies may request admission information or tours by contacting our Director of Admissions.

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