SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Teachers and principals at the 42 public schools in Sioux Falls are working hard to educate our children, but they can't always do it alone. That's where organizations, civic groups and churches come in. All are supporting programs in our schools to help kids succeed.

One of the most successful ways may very well be one of the newest, and it all started six years ago.

Steve Hildebrand grew up in Mitchell as the youngest of nine children. After college, Hildebrand built a career as a political strategist and, in 2008, was Barack Obama's deputy national campaign manager.

He left politics, moved to Sioux Falls, and opened a restaurant. In 2019, he heard shocking statistics about kids living in poverty. The rate had risen to 48 percent in the Sioux Falls School D

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