by Heather Steinberger | Aug 21, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
In this Volunteer Spotlight, we would like to introduce you to three interns from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah: Kaitlyn Cragen, Carsen Poole and Marissa Huish. We were so grateful to have them with us this summer. Kaitlyn is studying public health at BYU,...
by Heather Steinberger | Aug 20, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
As many of you know, the Covid pandemic shut down our long-running volunteer program, and we have been working hard to rebuild it. We’ve been honored to welcome many volunteers this summer, and in the coming days, we’ll be introducing you to them — the...
by Heather Steinberger | May 25, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
Founded in 2018, the University of Missouri-St. Louis Child Advocacy Studies team is dedicated to providing a very special service learning and community engagement experience for its university students. According to UMSL leader Dana Klar, the group’s mission is to...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 16, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Elliot Bannister (I’m pictured at left in the photo). I’m 29 now, but I was 23 when I first got involved with the Cheyenne River Youth Project. I had just moved from London, where I went to college, but my family roots are in the United Kingdom’s West...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 23, 2020 | Christmas Toy Drive, Covid-19, Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Laure Lachaud, and I have been a Cheyenne River Youth Project volunteer for a decade. A little about me: I first served as a long-term volunteer, living on the CRYP campus in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for 18 months; after that, I became a seasonal...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 16, 2020 | Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Destinee Cambium (pictured at right in the photo). I’m 24 years old, and I’m from Chicago, Illinois. I recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in urban elementary education, and at the moment, I work as a private preschool teacher while I also pursue a...
