Special Events Include Art Classes, Exercise Classes, Guitar Giveaway, Live Music & Delicious Meals for up to 100 Children Daily From Sunday, June 23 to Saturday, June 29, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will host a native mission group from Colorado Springs....
News & Updates
Former volunteer joins staff as garden coordinator, thanks to NWAF grant
This summer is a big one for us. Thanks to a grant from the Northwest Area Foundation and a nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign, our nearly 25-year-old nonprofit has been able to undertake a major expansion of sustainable agriculture initiatives. NWAF supports...
Funding available through June for home improvements
Cheyenne River community members can take advantage of grant funding for home improvements and repairs through Sunday, June 30. The funding was provided by Alexandria, Virginia-based Running Strong for American Indian Youth, and it accommodates repair work worth up to...
Run of the Turtles brings 1K, 5K to the Cheyenne River
We'll be hosting our first-ever “Run of the Turtles” on Saturday, June 15. The family-friendly event, supported in part by the Four Bands Healing Center, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include a 1K walk, 1K relay and 5K relay. Designed to promote courage,...
Teen center readies for Culture Camps, International Night
Our first Culture Camp of the summer is set for Monday, June 3, at the Cokata Wiconi teen center. The camp is open to youth ages 4 to 18, and it will run every day that week from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Culture Camps will take place the first week of each summer month....
Midnight Basketball kickoff set for June 7, NETA fitness training program for June 8-9
We'll be hosting two major wellness activities during the weekend of June 7-9. First, our 2013 Midnight Basketball season will kick off at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 7; the evening will include a special MBB breakfast from 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturday. Then we'll host a...
Lock-In at Cokata Wiconi Rewards Sixth-Graders for Service Projects
Ten excited sixth-graders attended our first-ever overnight lock-in on Saturday, May 4, at the Cokata Wiconi teen center. The lock-in was an opportunity to experience the state-of-the-art facility prior to the kids' official welcome as seventh-graders after the...
Hey, Rapid City, we need your gently used prom dresses
For American teenagers, there is perhaps no greater rite of passage than the prom. This spring, teens across the country marked their formal entrance into adulthood by donning tuxedos and elegant evening gowns for a very special night shining with friendship, hope and...
“School’s Out!” Summer Kickoff Event on Friday, May 17
Youth Project also Announces Summer Youth Programming — CRYP Culture Camp, Fit College, Midnight Basketball, "Dinner and a Movie," Sports Camps and So Much More The Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has announced that it will host a...
Meet our new Youth Programs Director: Longtime staffer Tammy Eagle Hunter
Longtime CRYP staffer Tammy Eagle Hunter will serve as our youth programs director starting this month. She's replacing Megan Guiliano, who will remain on site to mentor Tammy from May until July. cooling In her new role, Tammy will be responsible for program...