by Heather Steinberger | May 1, 2017 | CRYP Hall of Fame, The Main Youth Center
Although we at the Cheyenne River Youth Project are immensely proud of our teen internship program and our burgeoning arts initiatives, we’ll never forget our roots. CRYP got its start nearly 30 years ago in a little youth center for 4- to 12-year-olds, and to this...
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 22, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project designed its innovative teen internship program, it created four distinct internship areas to appeal to a diverse range of interests. Yet staff members are discovering that many teens choose to participate in all of them. Once the...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 14, 2017 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
The beating heart of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center is its internship program. Created three years ago to provide Cheyenne River’s teens with opportunities to learn valuable job and life skills, the program now includes...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 8, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
Fifteen-year-old Brenton Veit might have originally signed up for a teen internship at the Cheyenne River Youth Project to earn a little extra money, but he ended up taking home much more than his stipend. Brenton has attended CRYP programs since he was in sixth...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 23, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
In the years since we launched our Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center’s internship programs, we’ve learned two very important things. Cheyenne River’s teens crave opportunities to learn new job and life skills, and they welcome mentorships that inspire them...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 24, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame
While many of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s teen interns have completed multiple internship programs at our Eagle Butte campus, we are constantly welcoming new participants. We take great pleasure in watching them learn new skills, develop a sense of pride in...