by Heather Steinberger | Dec 18, 2020 | Community, Covid-19, Partnerships
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) office will host a special holiday distribution at the CRYP campus this Tuesday, Dec. 22. Scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., this drive-thru, curbside...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 7, 2020 | Covid-19, CRYP Staff
As this unprecedented year comes to a close, the leadership team at the Cheyenne River Youth Project is recognizing a very special group of young people. These youth, the CRYP youth programs assistants, have worked hard throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to make sure...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 24, 2020 | Community, Covid-19, Family Services, Partnerships
Starting Monday, Nov. 23, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe enacted a COVID-19 Shelter in Place order for the city of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, due to rising cases and hospitalizations. The Cheyenne River Youth Project also closed its buildings to the public for the...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 23, 2020 | Christmas Toy Drive, Covid-19, Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Laure Lachaud, and I have been a Cheyenne River Youth Project volunteer for a decade. A little about me: I first served as a long-term volunteer, living on the CRYP campus in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for 18 months; after that, I became a seasonal...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 10, 2020 | Community, Covid-19, Family Services, Partnerships, Special Events
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that each of its fall distributions served hundreds of families on South Dakota’s remote Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. These distributions, held in September and October, provided fresh produce, school supplies,...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 9, 2020 | Covid-19, Family Services
As of Friday, Nov. 6, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe had 218 active cases of the novel coronavirus on its north-central South Dakota reservation. Tribal government, quickly identifying the virus’s exponential growth and severe threat to public health, activated “Level...
