Baker Family

The Baker Family is the sixth family to move into a Dakota Land Trust home. Thanks to the partnership with South Dakota Housing Development Authority, Rural Development, Dakota Land Trust and NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources, the Baker’s were able to move into a home that would fit their family needs.
When asked what the best part about owning a home is, Kellie explained “it has been so wonderful having our own home finally, a home that is sound and affordable, it has been so great to be able to pay our bills and make ends meet at the end of the month and still have a home that is enjoyable and the right size”.
The family has been busy making their house a home. The kids have a big yard to play in and Ted was able to build the garage, with the help from his family and the Christian Motorcycle Association. CMA volenteered their time and helped build the structure.
Dakota Land Trust would like to thank all of the partners that worked hard to help the Baker family get into a home. We can’t wait to see all the wonderful opportunities that owning a home will bring their family.



DAKOTA LAND TRUST HAS HELPED MAKE THE DREAM OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP POSSIBLE FOR 11 FAMILIES!
6 FAMILIES IN HOMES
5 HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTI

Lead/Deadwood Lions club and NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources joined forces to help provide a wheel chair ramp for Deadwood resident Mike Ray. Mike suffered from a stroke that has left him in a wheel chair. Thanks to the volunteers
of the Lions Club, and the Rehab loan from
NeighborWorks®, Mike and his wife Carolisa had a wheel chair ramp waiting for them when they got home from the hospital.
Carolisa stated that she is so thankful for the Lions Club’s hard work. She was unsure of how she would get her husband in and out of their home. The stairs wrapped around both sides, leaving it very difficult to accommodate a wheel chair. “Even with the rain they completed the ramp, and they did a spectacular job, we are more than thankful”.
The Lion’s Club members put a total of 101 man-hours into the 42inch ramp; they had six volunteers from the Lead/Deadwood area and four from Rapid City. Cris Dittes a Lead/Deadwood member stated that everyone had a good time, and it was a worthy cause to be involved in. The Lead/Deadwood Lions Club does various volunteer projects that serve the Black Hills area. Cris said that we follow our slogan “ We serve”.
The giving did not stop here, the remaining materials from the wheel chair ramp are being donated to another resident that was recently injured and needs materials for a wheel chair ramp. The Rays said that they know how expensive materials are, and want to help another community member out to keep the circle going.
NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources would like to thank the volunteers that helped Mike and Carolisa build their wheel chair ramp. Their hard work shows what a great community we live in, and is proof that volunteering can bring communities together