The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) office will host a special holiday distribution at the CRYP campus this Tuesday, Dec. 22. Scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., this drive-thru, curbside...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced that it will be starting its Wo Otúh'an Wi Toy Drive deliveries to local families in just a few days. For the first time, the nonprofit youth organization will handle these holiday deliveries curbside (2018 photo). CRYP...
With Chanukah starting this week, and Christmas just a little more than two weeks away, holiday shopping is in full swing across the country. Not only is now the time to seek the perfect gift for loved ones near and far, it’s the perfect time to support a nonprofit...
As this unprecedented year comes to a close, the leadership team at the Cheyenne River Youth Project is recognizing a very special group of young people. These youth, the CRYP youth programs assistants, have worked hard throughout the Covid-19 pandemic to make sure...
Starting Monday, Nov. 23, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe enacted a COVID-19 Shelter in Place order for the city of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, due to rising cases and hospitalizations. The Cheyenne River Youth Project also closed its buildings to the public for the...
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...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project is pleased to announce that Dawn E. “Dawnee” LeBeau has joined its full-time staff as deputy director. She is responsible for developing CRYP’s strategic plan and budget, overseeing fundraising activities and grants, and providing...
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that each of its fall distributions served hundreds of families on South Dakota’s remote Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. These distributions, held in September and October, provided fresh produce, school supplies,...
As of Friday, Nov. 6, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe had 218 active cases of the novel coronavirus on its north-central South Dakota reservation. Tribal government, quickly identifying the virus’s exponential growth and severe threat to public health, activated “Level...
In less than two months, the Cheyenne River Youth Project will bring Santa Claus to South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, where he will deliver thousands of personalized Christmas gifts to children in 20 reservation communities. The grassroots, nonprofit...