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...
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...
My name is Laure Lachaud, and I have been a Cheyenne River Youth Project volunteer for a decade. A little about me: I first served as a long-term volunteer, living on the CRYP campus in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, for 18 months; after that, I became a seasonal...
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...
My name is Sarah Antrim-Cambium, and I’m 54 years old. I’m originally from a small farming community in central Illinois, but I’ve lived in Chicago for the last 13 years. I’m a Spanish teacher with two master’s degrees: one in translation and interpretation, and...
My name is Shayne Case. I am 43 years old, and I am an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, with many beloved family members living on the reservation. My parents are both from South Dakota — my father from Eagle Butte, and my mother from Gettysburg. I...
At CRYP, we see all kinds of volunteers. Some arrive with service groups, while others come on their own. They are all ages, and they come from all walks of life. Yet many of them do have something special in common: When they go home, they share their love of the...
My name is Lindsey Kircher. I am 22 years old. I grew up in McLean, Virginia, and I graduated from Penn State University in May 2019. I have always been passionate about art, and I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in drawing and painting. I...
My name is Emma Kalff. I’m 26 years old, and I grew up in Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia. I was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and my parents moved to the United States shortly after my birth. My grandparents on my mother’s side both came from Dutch farming...
My name is Lara Benteler. I’m 28 years old, and I’m from Osnabrück, Germany. I volunteered at the Cheyenne River Youth Project for six months, from summer 2010 to January 2011. I first came across CRYP online, while I was searching for an opportunity to work with...