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Nearly 60 Community Members Celebrate “Identity by Design” with CRYP at Passion for Fashion

Nearly 60 Community Members Celebrate “Identity by Design” with CRYP at Passion for Fashion

by Heather Steinberger | Mar 17, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 25th Annual Passion for Fashion event, also known as Wačhípí kta Iglúwiŋyeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance), took place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 8, at CRYP’s Cokata Wiconi Teen Center. Twenty-eight youth in grades...
“Passion for Fashion: Identity by Design” is This Saturday, March 8!

“Passion for Fashion: Identity by Design” is This Saturday, March 8!

by Heather Steinberger | Mar 5, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 25th Annual Passion for Fashion event, also known as Wačhípí kta Iglúwiŋyeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance), is taking place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday, Mar. 8, at CRYP’s Cokata Wiconi Teen Center. Young women and...
CRYP Provided Both Education and Fun During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

CRYP Provided Both Education and Fun During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

by Heather Steinberger | Mar 5, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

Nationwide, teen dating violence affects nearly 10 percent of all teenagers. For Native American youth, the numbers are even more frightening: A 2014 study found that 36.5 percent of indigenous teens reported involvement in physical dating violence — either as...
CRYP Brings Back Midnight Basketball This Winter

CRYP Brings Back Midnight Basketball This Winter

by Heather Steinberger | Feb 10, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

Last month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project brought back one of its longest-running and most popular teen programs: Midnight Basketball. The nonprofit organization hosted teens ages 13-18 at its Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) Teen Center from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Jan....
CRYP Offers Fun, Learning and Connection at “The Main”

CRYP Offers Fun, Learning and Connection at “The Main”

by Heather Steinberger | Feb 3, 2025 | The Main Youth Center

For the Cheyenne River Youth Project, it all began with a little building affectionately called “The Main.” In the fall of 1988, a volunteer-run, drop-in youth center for children opened its doors in a former Main Street bar — and the rest, as they say, is history....
CRYP Prepares to Host 25th Annual Passion for Fashion on March 8

CRYP Prepares to Host 25th Annual Passion for Fashion on March 8

by Heather Steinberger | Jan 28, 2025 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center

Spring is just around the corner, and that means it is almost time for the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s 25th annual Wačhípí kta Iglúwiŋyeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance). Also known as Passion for Fashion, this year’s event will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m....
Volunteer Spotlight: Penny Huang

Volunteer Spotlight: Penny Huang

by Heather Steinberger | Jan 27, 2025 | Volunteer Spotlight

Yuxin “Penny” Huang is a sophomore at Columbia University who intends to major in anthropology and minor in education and public health. She says, “I’m interested in studying communities who are often marginalized and misrepresented in public...
CRYP Announces Launch of Winter Youth & Teen Programming

CRYP Announces Launch of Winter Youth & Teen Programming

by Heather Steinberger | Jan 16, 2025 | Bear Butte Property, Cokata Wiconi Teen Center, The Main Youth Center

The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that its 2025 youth programming is well under way at its campus in the heart of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. Staff and volunteers are busy with popular, long-running offerings such as Main University, Midnight...
CRYP Shatters Goal in Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive, Serving 1,500+ Children

CRYP Shatters Goal in Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive, Serving 1,500+ Children

by Heather Steinberger | Jan 13, 2025 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services, Fundraisers

This past holiday season, the Cheyenne River Youth Project sought to deliver holiday gifts to 1,000 children in its annual Wo Otúh’an Wi (Moon of Giving Away Presents) Toy Drive. The youth project announced today that it shattered its original goal, serving 1,521...
Cheyenne River Youth Project Celebrates 2024 Highlights, Prepares for 2025

Cheyenne River Youth Project Celebrates 2024 Highlights, Prepares for 2025

by SC Support | Dec 23, 2024 | Fundraisers, Organizational Development

As 2024 draws to a close, the leadership team at the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte is reflecting on a significant year in its 36-year history. The new year promises to be groundbreaking as well. According to Julie Garreau, CRYP’s founder and chief...
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News & Updates

  • CRYP Engages Youth in Spring Programming Focused on Culture, Education and the Land
  • 39 Children Attend April Birthday Celebration at The Main
  • Another YEI Graduate Joins the CRYP Team
  • Celebrating a Partnership Rooted in Trust
  • Cheyenne River Youth Project Celebrates Youth, Culture and Confidence at 26th Annual Passion for Fashion

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