by Heather Steinberger | Dec 12, 2024 | Christmas Toy Drive
This year’s youth programming at the Cheyenne River Youth Project officially came to a close on Thursday, Dec. 5 with the annual holiday party at “The Main” youth center. Attendees built gingerbread houses, played games, enjoyed a hearty evening meal together and...
by Heather Steinberger | Dec 2, 2024 | Fundraisers, Partnerships
Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft has chosen to support the Native-led, nonprofit Cheyenne River Youth Project through the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative. As CRYP’s champion, he is wearing custom cleats during weeks 13-14 of the NFL season to raise...
by Heather Steinberger | Nov 4, 2024 | Christmas Toy Drive, Family Services, Fundraisers
Today, the Cheyenne River Youth Project announced the official kickoff of the 2024 Wo Otúh’an Wi Toy Drive, which will serve more than 1,000 children again this year. The grassroots, Native-led nonprofit has conducted this massive national drive for more than three...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 25, 2024 | Community, Family Services
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that it will be distributing supplies for the 2024-25 school year to hundreds of Cheyenne River children on Friday, Aug. 16. The annual School Supplies Distribution is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CRYP’s Čhokáta...
by Heather Steinberger | Jun 10, 2024 | Sustainable Agriculture
For the Cheyenne River Youth Project, concepts like food sovereignty, land stewardship, and cultural reclamation and revitalization do not exist in separate silos. Rather, they all are dynamic pieces of a larger whole: cultural health. “For Lakota people, these are...
