The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that the vice president of its board of directors has won the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s prestigious “Native American 40 Under 40” award. This special award recognizes those emerging...
News & Updates
Join CRYP for “Family Fun & Fit Challenge” on Sept. 23-27!
President Barack Obama has proclaimed September “National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month,” and the Cheyenne River Youth Project® is doing its part to commemorate the occasion with its own creative stand against youth obesity on north-central South Dakota’s...
CRYP to Offer Discount on Family Services Memberships in October
CRYP has announced that it will offer a discount on all Family Services annual memberships starting on Tuesday, October 1. The discount will apply to new applications and renewals, and it will be valid until Thursday, October 31. Normally, an annual membership is...
CRYP Provides School Supplies to 530 Cheyenne River Children
The children are back in school on South Dakota’s remote, 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River reservation, and thanks to the Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, 530 of them have backpacks overflowing with essential school supplies. The annual School Supplies...
CRYP Concludes First-Ever Teen Internship Program Focused on Wellness
CRYP has concluded its first-ever teen internship program focused on youth wellness and the 2-acre Winyan Toka Win (“Leading Lady”) garden. This summer, 11 Cheyenne River teenagers each provided 60 hours of service at the youth project's East Lincoln Street campus....
CRYP to Host Rummage & Lunch Sale, Farmers Market, Midnight Basketball During Fair Weekend
It’s late August, and that means more than back-to-school time on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River reservation. It’s time for the fair! Each year on Labor Day weekend, Cheyenne River residents and visitors congregate in Eagle Butte for the annual Cheyenne River Sioux...
CRYP Prepares to Host “Sing the Summer Out” Party on Aug. 23
Cheyenne River’s teenagers are getting to celebrate the end of summer with a closeout bash and special Midnight Basketball tournament this evening. Now it’s the little kids’ turn: Next Friday, August 23, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will host a special “Sing the...
CRYP Will Host “End of Summer Bash” on Aug. 16, Family Day on Aug. 21
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is getting ready to close out the summer with a bang. Not only will the organization be hosting an exciting “End of Summer Bash” for its teen participants at the Cokata Wiconi teen center, it also will open its doors for the final...
Wanted: AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer at CRYP!
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® has announced that it is seeking to fill a critical volunteer position at its Eagle Butte campus through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. The VISTA volunteer will enhance operations at the 25-year-old, not-for-profit youth project by...
CRYP Seeks Additional Funding for Winyan Toka Win “Leading Lady” Garden
By midsummer, the 2-acre Winyan Toka Win garden inarguably is the heart of the Cheyenne River Youth Project® operation. Throughout the day, the garden is overflowing with staff members, long-term volunteers, community volunteers and youth participants, all of whom are...