Posted 11/22/2023

Posted 11/21/23 Missing person posting has been deleted. Destiny has been found and is safe at this time. Thanks to all who have helped bring her to safety including a great job by the Sioux Falls Police Department.

Posted 10/16/2023

National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 15-21, 2023

Posted 09/23/23

Rapid City Freshman Impact Program is Scheduled for October 19th. Any Freshman Student parent wanting their student to attend please contact us for complete instructions. This program is open to the public and all Freshman Students, public, private or homeschool students..
Rick at : r.mcpherson@freshmanimpact.org
Karaleigh at: karaleightwocrow@gmail.com
Marco at: forensicsdude@protonmail.com

Posted 07/28/2023

Summer is here, Motorcycles are here, more coming, please drive carful.

Belated Spring cleaning of the units. Getting geared up for our awesome fall programs.

Posted 07/06/2023

Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th of July. Now that its over, time for C.O.R.E. Time for C.O.R.E. to get to work again. Tonight is our board meeting and we will be interviewing our top two candidates for the Program Director / Managers position.

Below are listed the 20203 fall Freshman Impact programs. WOW! looks like we might be busy with 8 programs!

We have the following programs going on these 2023 Fall Dates & Locations. We are always looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in their community, youth included.

Timber Lake SD:
September 14th, 2023

Gettysburg SD
September 18, 2023

Alexandria SD,
September 20th, 2023

Parkston SD
September 25, 2023

Alexandria SD,
September 20th, 2023

Douglas: High School
Box Elder SD October 4th, 2023

Rapid City:
SDNG Armory October 19,2023

St. Francis Indian School:
TBD

Posted 06/13/2023

On Saturday June 10th 2023 we Certified 14 new Local Coordinators after a grueling 2.5 days of training. We look forward to their new and existing programs.

A new Freshman Impact  Program for Rosebud Indian Reservation will be at Saint Francis Indian school this fall, date to be yet determined. The new coordinators are: Becky Eddie-Moosman, Baily Denoyer, Laura Brushbreaker.

Standing Rock Reservation and Cheyenne River Reservation will be getting a new Freshman Impact Program this fall.  There is a community meeting on June 20th 2023 6 PM, a program date should be determined at that time. The new local coordinators for this program are: Shanna Martin, kyle Nilson, Shad Bellinger.

A new Freshman Impact program is planned ta Parkston with a current Local Coordinator, Matt Van Der linden and a new Local Coordinator; Ashley Love’

1 New Local Coordinator was added to the existing program at Spearfish his name is: Austin Drapeaux

1 New Local Coordinator was added to our Douglas program, his name is: Abram Wheeler.

1 New Local Coordinator was added to Lakota Tech and Martin his name is: Cody Bettelyoun.

2 New Local Coordinators were added to the Alexandria Program, they are: Christy Larson and Diane Shelton.

1 New Local Coordinator was added to the Rapid City Program and he will also help at Spearfish program, his name is Martin (Marco) Kocanda.

A total of 13 new Local Coordinators were added to our growing program. We wish the the best of luck in their programs, and we want to be there helping them achieve the best programs.

Posted: 05/15/2023

We are still looking for a Project / Manager. (See Notice in Red)

Fall programs will be posted shortly.

Interested in volunteering email: core.freshmanimpact@yahoo.com

Posted 2/25/23  

Virtual Interactive Driving simulator…. We have it now! We are the second in the state to have the privilege of having this full cage virtual interactive driving simulator.IMG_1502

The numbers don’t lie – studies have shown that simulation training is proven to produce safer drivers.

66% Lower crash risk

Up to 5 days reduction in training time

66% Reduction in critical errors

We will be scheduling interactive virtual driving experiences with parent approval in the next few weeks. This is an awesome driving learning experience for the beginning driver or to sharpen your skills at driving, or take a distracted driving course as well.

Stayed tuned for when this will start.

Posted 01/02/2023

Wishing Everyone a successful 2023 year.

Posted November 28th, 2022

            Spring 2023 Program Dates:

1. April 13th 2023 —— Lakota Tech
2. April 17th, 2023 —— Justice Center (Pine Ridge)
3. April 19th, 2023 —— Crazy Horse Memorial Date changed
4. April 24th, 2023 —— Spearfish High School
5. April 26th, 2023 —— Martin South Dakota / Kyle High School 9Wounded Knee) will be invited
6. May 3rd,2023 ——— Faith Program
7. May 5th —————- Presho Program (Replaces Murdo Program) postponed to Fall, Date: TBD
8. St Francis Indian School ——— TBD Could be Fall
9. Parkston SD ————————TBD Could be Fall

November 09, 2022 11:14am

                              Job Announcement

                                                                        Project Director (Full Time)
                                                                                   Project Director
                                               Salary Contingent upon experience and Qualification
                                                                                $42,500 to $45,500

C.O.R.E. Community Organized Resources for Educating youth is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization dealing with risk-taking behaviors of teenage students. C.O.R.E. was founded in 2005 and presented in 2006 at School in Wall South Dakota. Yes, we are proud that it is homegrown here in the great state of South Dakota. C.O.R.E. will be expanding throughout the state of South Dakota by 2025. We focus on risk taking behaviors in teens, on SD Highways, schools & homes. Because of this expected growth and additional funding C.O.R.E. is seeking to hire a highly motivated, enthusiastic, project director with some experience. This Project Director must be able to think outside the box, be able to communicate with adults and students, share C.O.R.E.’s vision and mission passionately with the team. Travel is expected in this position.

Rick McPherson
Executive Director
C.O.R.E.  Community Organized Resources in Educating youth
22732 Rando Court
Box Elder SD, 57719
605-431-4672

November 01/2022 3:14pm
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October 24/2022 11:05
Well we finished our 2022 programs on Friday. It was a great year!

C.O.R.E., along with many others are facing a man power shortage, so this year was a very challenging year, but we still managed to add 1 new program.  We have appreciated all those that have stepped up to the plate and helped make this such a good year.

We look forward to our 2023 programs. Stayed tuned for our Spring dates coming soon.

October 03/2022 5:52

Thank You West River Electric for your support
Freshman Impact received a $1000.00 from Operation Round Up.

October 03/2022 2:46

Finally a local resident wins!!! Doug Curry stands beside  his new KRF 800 he won at our 2022 Family Fund Day annual Sid X Side Raffle.

Thanks to Black Hills Power Sports for all their support and awesome staff.

James Carter and his team for their support.

Thanks to our Community members and departments / businesses / EAFB that came out to help and support.

September 19, 2022

We are looking for a full time Program Director. Interested? Send us an email with your resume at r.mcpherson@freshmanimpact.org or

core.freshmanimpact@yahoo.com.

we are also looking for Part Time Office Assistant. Must have working knowledge of Social Media Platforms and be very organized.

September 19/2022 1:42 pm

Well it does look like our Web Site is up and going again, We certainly apologize for the inconvenience it may have caused those who attempted to get Raffle tickets and could not.

We did have a Local Box Elder individual win the Side X Side, It was: Doug Curry.

We want to thank everyone for your support for our Family Fun Day. Especially to all the departments and entities that came out to the event. THANK YOU! It was a great Day.

August 15, 2022   15:54

WE ARE HIRING!Contact:  r.mcpherson@freshmanimpact.org 
Part time: Office Assistant, varied hours. Pay based on experience. Some travel may be required. 

August 12,2022      10:14 

August 12, 2022

WE ARE HIRING!Contact:  r.mcpherson@freshmanimpact.org 
We are looking for an awesome individual who is very much team oriented and deeply concerned about the many safety concerns that our youth face and the decisions they are making.
 Full time: Assistant director with non-profit experience.  ​
This individual will work with current ED and train over a period of 2 to 5 years (Pending experience) for the Executive Director position.
Part time: Office Assistant, varied hours. Pay based on experience. Some travel may be required. 

WE ARE HIRING!Contact:  r.mcpherson@freshmanimpact.org 
We are looking for an awesome individual who is very much team oriented and deeply concerned about the many safety concerns that our youth face and the decisions they are making.
 Full time: Assistant director with non-profit experience.  ​
This individual will work with current ED and train over a period of 2 to 5 years (Pending experience) for the Executive Director position.
Part time: Office Assistant, varied hours. Pay based on experience. Some travel may be required.