by Heather Steinberger | Jul 20, 2015 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, CRYP Hall of Fame, Social Enterprises, Sustainable Agriculture
When CRYP opened the doors to its Cokata Wiconi (“Center of Life”) teen center in August 2006, its mission went beyond simply providing a safe place for teens to socialize, enjoy meals and snacks, do homework, watch movies and play sports. The center also was designed...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 30, 2015 | Sustainable Agriculture
When the Cheyenne River Youth Project® first began its organic garden in 1999, staff members at the 26-year-old, not-for-profit youth organization scarcely could have imagined where that little garden would take them. Now, 16 years later, the thriving 2-acre Winyan...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 20, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
CRYP will be hosting a special Thanks for Kids Dinner for the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation community on Tuesday, November 25 at its Cokata Wiconi teen center. The free public meal and celebration will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the festively decorated...
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 29, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Social Enterprises, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
On Wednesday, September 24, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® hosted 130 guests at its 2nd annual Community Harvest Festival Dinner. Held in the Cokata Wiconi teen center, this community-wide celebration of the 2-acre Winyan Toka Win garden and 2014 growing season...
by Heather Steinberger | Sep 24, 2014 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, Community, Social Enterprises, Special Events, Sustainable Agriculture
Fall has arrived on the Cheyenne River reservation in north-central South Dakota, which means CRYP staff and volunteers have been hard at work… harvesting, harvesting, harvesting. And that has kicked the “Veggie of the Week” program into high gear,...
