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Lutheran Social Services outlines Multicultural Center programs, emphasizes interpreter training and community events
Summary
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota updated commissioners on programming at the Multicultural Center, including interpreter training (22 trained in the last year), youth outreach, Coliseum event programming and partnerships with local organizations.
Rebecca Keeso Knutson, president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of South Dakota, and Valeria Wicker, program supervisor at the Multicultural Center (MCC), briefed Minnehaha County commissioners April 1 on the MCC’s activities since LSS assumed management in 2022.
Knutson described the MCC as a three-way partnership among the city, county and LSS and said LSS shifted the Coliseum’s use away from private events to programming that is culturally focused, educational and open to the public.…
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