Better South Dakota

Better South Dakota's mission is to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in South Dakota. Our 501(c)(3) initially formed in August of 2022 as a nonprofit foundation under the name of Long Live MC, in memory of Emmanuel "Manny" Christopher, who was tragically lost to suicide in January of 2021. Though initially founded to remember Manny, we feel a responsibility has been given to us to touch as many lives as possible. Therefore, in October of 2024, after just two years since our inception, Long Live MC made the transition to rename to Better South Dakota. We know that our mission will take work, so we have established three programs under our main charitable purpose to help us strive for our goals on a daily basis. Counseling Program - Highlighting our “early intervention” mindset, we aim to address counseling program needs at K-12 educational institutions with a $10,000 donation to our program recipient. Scholarship Program - Providing hope and opportunities are our passions. Our Emmanuel Christopher Memorial Scholarships allow us to give back to students to follow their educational dreams. Faith Program - Our team is proud to represent our faith. We follow through with this through partnerships with churches and faith organizations to help locals in the community and let them know that they are not alone.