by Heather Steinberger | Nov 12, 2018 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services, Fundraisers
Christmas is just six weeks away, which means the Cheyenne River Youth Project is working hard to make sure Santa Claus will bring holiday cheer to more than 1,500 children on South Dakota’s remote, 2.8-million-acre Cheyenne River Lakota Nation. Staff members putting...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 26, 2018 | Christmas Toy Drive, Fundraisers
Each year, to celebrate the spirit of the season and help raise funds to support its massive Christmas Toy Drive initiative in rural South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte hosts a star quilt raffle. This week, the nonprofit youth organization...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 19, 2018 | Christmas Toy Drive, Community, Family Services
For most people, October means fall decorations, carving pumpkins and planning costumes. At the Cheyenne River Youth Project, however, October means Christmas. CRYP has officially launched its 2018 Christmas Toy Drive, which serves more than 1,500 children in 20...
by Heather Steinberger | Jul 30, 2018 | Community, Family Services
CRYP is now accepting donations for the 2018 School Supplies Drive! The official distribution is scheduled to take place at the Cokata Wiconi (Center of Life) teen center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, and all members of CRYP’s Family Services program...
by Heather Steinberger | Jan 29, 2018 | Cokata Wiconi Teen Center
When the movie “Wonder Woman’ premiered last year, girls of all ages promptly made the title character their new hero. Most critics applauded the movie as well, with USA Today noting, “(Diana) didn’t grow up in a world that told her she couldn’t do things because she...
