by Heather Steinberger | Nov 24, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services, Fundraisers
It’s the last week of November, and that means the staff and volunteers at the Cheyenne River Youth Project® have just four weeks to fulfill the Christmas wishes of 1,500 children on South Dakota’s remote, 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. More than...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 13, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Family Services, Sustainable Agriculture, The Main Youth Center
As the year winds down, staff members at the Cheyenne River Youth Project® have two major endeavors on their minds. One is the annual Christmas Toy Drive, a mammoth undertaking that brings holiday cheer to more than 1,200 children across the 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 30, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of the holidays, turning Christmas into a high-stress occasion. Yet this day should be so much more; as an anonymous sage once noted, “Rejoice in the spirit of Christmas which is Peace, the miracle of Christmas which is...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 30, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
There are several ways you can help CRYP reach its goal of serving 1,500 children during the 2014 Christmas Toy Drive, from donating funds and toys, to sponsoring a “Dear Santa” letter, to providing supplies, to volunteering your time. * Make a...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 22, 2014 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that it will offer a discount on all Family Services annual memberships starting on Wednesday, October 1. The discount, which CRYP will offer until October 31, will apply to new applications and renewals; the memberships...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 25, 2014 | Community, Family Services
On Wednesday, August 20, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted its annual School Supplies Drive distribution in the Cokata Wiconi teen center’ gymnasium. Now, just days later, the 25-year-old, not-for-profit youth project has already provided 135 families and 511...