Founded in 1922, Advance is a private, family-owned company that operates and invests in a broad range of media, communications, technology and education businesses globally. We are committed to building value over the long-term by fostering growth and innovation. Advance's operating companies include: * Conde Nast * Advance Local * American City Business Journals * Stage Entertainment * The IRONMAN Group * Leaders Group * Turnitin * POP Advance is also among the largest shareholders in Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Reddit. Our approach is focused on relationships that are built on trust, honesty, and relentless curiosity. We provide patient capital for companies we believe in, challenging them to achieve their true potential.

Building Tomorrow's Workforce through Training, Leadership, & Economic Development The Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc. (SW MN PIC) is a private, non-profit organization which provides employment and training services to residents and businesses across Southwestern Minnesota. With a highly qualified, professional staff and office locations in Montevideo, Marshall, and Worthington, the SW MN PIC provides job training, assessments, and various employment services to hundreds of residents and many businesses across our fourteen county workforce service area every year. The Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Inc. (SW MN PIC) is a private nonprofit corporation which was created October 1, 1983 and began operations in 1985 under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) authorized by Congress to administer and operate job training programs in a 14 county area of Southwestern Minnesota. These counties include Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. There are 16 Workforce Service Areas (WSAs) across Minnesota. SW MN PIC serves WSA #6 in the southwest corner of Minnesota.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire provides developmentally appropriate programs for children of all ages that enable each child to grow and learn at their own pace. Children and youth are given the opportunity for individual development and exploration through an environment that is creative, stimulating and nurturing. Serving children 4 weeks to age 18, Boys & Girls Club works to prepare children for the future seamlessly allowing them to move through the organizations programming from infancy to high school graduation.

Watertown Boys & Girls Club has been a leading youth development organization in our community since 1972. We provide programs and services for youth ages 7-18 focused on positive outcomes in the areas of Academic Success, Healthy Living and Character Development We are committed to providing after-school and summer enrichment opportunities that ensure our kids have a fun and safe place to belong.

You have read our statistics on hunger in South Dakota. You have given cans to our food drives. You may have even donated your time to our organization. So who are we? We are Feeding South Dakota. We are a hunger relief organization and we are fighting daily to eliminate hunger in this state. Most importantly, we are doing it with your help. In 2016, Feeding South Dakota as a whole distributed 13.5 million pounds of food in this fight against hunger. Our partnership with Feeding America provides us with access to millions of pounds of food product that is donated by corporations all across America. It is through this affiliation that we are able to provide a wider variety of store shelf quality food to our organizations. Every single week, Feeding South Dakota assists in providing temporary food assistance to approximately 21,000 hungry individuals and families in our state and our BackPack Program gives food every weekend to nearly 5,500 kids who otherwise might go hungry. Your donations of money, food and time allow Feeding South Dakota to positively impact thousands of people every year. Real people. Real men, real women and real children who need your help and whose lives are changed when they receive it. We are Feeding South Dakota. Our story is a story of hope. It is a story of undying optimism. And it is a story that will not end until we have eliminated hunger in the state forever. Will you join us?