by Heather Steinberger | Jan 22, 2018 | CRYP Hall of Fame, Sustainable Agriculture
In the four-plus years since we launched our teen internship program, we’ve seen three types of participants: teens who complete one or two internships in different tracks, teens who complete all four tracks, and teens who fall in love with one particular internship...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 18, 2017 | Sustainable Agriculture
The Cheyenne River Youth Project will be hosting its 5th annual Harvest Festival Celebration for the Cheyenne River Lakota reservation community at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The event is open free to the public and will include a couple of very special...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 3, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Sustainable Agriculture
This month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is competing to win a $10,000 Wellmark Foundation Community Kickstarter grant. From now through October 7, members of the public can vote for CRYP’s grant project once per day at www.facebook.com/WellmarkBCBS. To date, the...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 18, 2016 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Sustainable Agriculture
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project first launched its innovative teen internship programs in 2014, its primary goal was to give Cheyenne River’s young people new opportunities to learn job and life skills that would serve them well into adulthood. That goal is now...
by Heather Steinberger | May 14, 2016 | Sustainable Agriculture
On Friday, May 6, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® formally blessed the 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win (Leading Lady) garden for the 2016 growing season. Richard Charging Eagle conducted the garden blessing, and 12 young people joined staff members in...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 13, 2015 | Sustainable Agriculture
This month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® is closing out another successful growing season in its 2-acre, naturally grown Winyan Toka Win (“Leading Lady”) garden. Despite a few challenges, the garden is continuing to thrive and expand, thanks to a South Dakota...
