Northern Hills Training Center Residential Services

Northern Hills Training Center provides the supports people need to live in and be an active member of their community.  In order to provide a variety of choices for people, these supports are offered in a variety of settings including group homes, supervised apartments, family homes and traditional community housing.  The supports offered by staff in residential services cover a wide variety of daily living skills that may include:

• Preparing healthy meals
• Maintaining a clean and safe home
• Taking medications
• Shopping for groceries and personal items
• Accessing transportation
• Participating in recreational and community activities and events
• Assisting with personal care
• Managing Finances
• Training for people who desire to learn skills and become more independent 

Northern Hills Training Center currently provides residential services for approximately 114 people in the following locations:

• 34^th Street (agency owned group home)
• 1005 Canyon (agency owned group home)
• 1015 Canyon (agency owned group home)
• Cypress Suites (non-agency owned efficiency apartments)
• Hill Street-7 (agency owned group home)
• Hill Street-Supervised (agency owned supervised apartments)
• Ryan Road (agency owned supervised apartments)
• Family homes and traditional community housing (non-agency owned) in Spearfish, Sturgis and Belle Fourche 

The goal of residential services is to provide assistance and support to people with disabilities so that they can have opportunities to socialize and to help them become as independent as possible within their living environment.