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...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 4, 2024 | Partnerships
Over 35 years, we have volunteers from around the world and from all walks of life. When they leave us, they become CRYP ambassadors in their own communities, and you just never know where those relationships might lead. We recently had the opportunity to visit...
by Heather Steinberger | May 25, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
Founded in 2018, the University of Missouri-St. Louis Child Advocacy Studies team is dedicated to providing a very special service learning and community engagement experience for its university students. According to UMSL leader Dana Klar, the group’s mission is to...
by Heather Steinberger | Apr 16, 2021 | Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Elliot Bannister (I’m pictured at left in the photo). I’m 29 now, but I was 23 when I first got involved with the Cheyenne River Youth Project. I had just moved from London, where I went to college, but my family roots are in the United Kingdom’s West...
by Heather Steinberger | Oct 16, 2020 | Volunteer Spotlight
My name is Destinee Cambium (pictured at right in the photo). I’m 24 years old, and I’m from Chicago, Illinois. I recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in urban elementary education, and at the moment, I work as a private preschool teacher while I also pursue a...