by Heather Steinberger | Jan 12, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
If you would like to support the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 2015 Passion for Fashion program, please considering contributing any of the following: -New/Gently Used Formal Dresses (especially sizes 11-20) -Dress Accessories (Examples: Purses, Wraps, Scarves)...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 12, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
It’s a brand new year. The holidays are over, and young people everywhere are already nurturing thoughts of spring and that all-American rite of passage — the prom. They’re eagerly anticipating shopping trips with family members and friends, where they can try on a...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 12, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Waniyetu Wowapi Lakota Arts Institute
CRYP is recruiting teen applicants for an innovative new art internship program at its East Lincoln Street campus in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. This comprehensive program will provide 10 Cheyenne River teens with the opportunity to build their skills in a variety of...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 8, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Lakota Culture, Special Events
CRYP welcomed 73 members of the Cheyenne River community to its annual “Thanks for Kids” celebration and dinner. The festivities took place on Tuesday, November 25 at the Cokata Wiconi teen center. A visiting volunteer group from Wisconsin’s Marquette University High...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 20, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
CRYP will be hosting a special Thanks for Kids Dinner for the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation community on Tuesday, November 25 at its Cokata Wiconi teen center. The free public meal and celebration will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the festively decorated...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 5, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, The Main Youth Center
November is here, and that means the staff and volunteers at Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, are deep into holiday preparations. Not only are they undertaking the gargantuan task of ensuring that Santa Claus comes to 1,500 children across...