by Heather Steinberger | May 15, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Partnerships
For 20 years, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has helped young people on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation prepare for their high school prom through the beloved Passion for Fashion event, also known as Wačhípí kta Iglúwiŋyeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance)....
by Heather Steinberger | Mar 20, 2023 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Partnerships, Special Events
In collaboration with Generations Indigenous Ways and with support from the National Institutes of Health, the Cheyenne River Youth Project was able to take five youth ages 14-16 to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation for Lakota Winter Camp last month. The camp took...
by Heather Steinberger | Feb 6, 2023 | Fundraisers, Partnerships
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it has partnered with the REI Cooperative Action Fund to support youth programming through a donor challenge. That challenge seeks to raise $50,000 by Mar. 31. The REI Cooperative Action Fund directly supports...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 22, 2022 | Community, Partnerships
Earlier this month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted its first Summer Lakota Camp in partnership with Generations Indigenous Ways. The camp took place on Aug. 3-6 near Green Grass, South Dakota; it was the second installment in CRYP’s seasonal Lakota Camp...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 7, 2022 | Community, Partnerships
In collaboration with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Cheyenne River Youth Project distributed food and household items to 300 families on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation on Monday and Tuesday, June 6-7. These included cooked ground beef,...
by Heather Steinberger | May 17, 2022 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Partnerships
After experiencing the closure of its popular Passion for Fashion program during spring 2020, the team at the Cheyenne River Youth Project worked hard to reinvent the program for the Covid era. That innovative solution again proved successful this year, serving...
