by Heather Steinberger | Sep 16, 2024 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services
It might only be September, but for the Cheyenne River Youth Project, the holidays are right around the corner. In three months, the nonprofit youth organization will deliver multiple personalized gifts to more than 1,000 children in 20 communities across the Cheyenne...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 9, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
Happy Monday, friends! We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce a volunteer who is spending three months with us, departing in November. Her name is Eulalie Douce, and she says: “I am a student in anthropology from France. I discovered CRYP through...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 4, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events
On Aug. 23-25, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted Wicoti Koskalaka (young men’s camp) at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), its new property in rural Meade County adjacent to Bear Butte State Park. Open to young men ages 14-18, the camp...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 4, 2024 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Special Events
This summer, five young women from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation had the opportunity to visit Pipestone National Monument for Founders Day, an annual celebration that incorporates a variety of cultural activities and experiences. The nonprofit Cheyenne River...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 27, 2024 | Community, Family Services
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it provided boxes of fresh produce to 330 families and school supplies to 612 children through large-scale distributions last week at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center. The well-attended events were...
