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Mni Wiconi: Water Is Life

Running Strong has been bringing water to thousands of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation families since 1986. Now, help us connect 30 more homes by June 30!

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Organic Gardens and Food

Healthy eating starts at home, which is why Running Strong is committed to giving every family the tools to grow all the fresh, organic produce they could ever need - right in their own backyard.

Billy Mills

Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strong’s National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.

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COVID-19 in Indian Country

Even though meeting the needs of our partners has become challenging, we remain committed to our mission of assisting Native Americans, especially children, now more than ever.

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Billy Mills

Billy Mills, Oglala Lakota (Sioux) is Running Strong’s National Spokesperson. An Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Olympics, Billy has dedicated his life to serving Native American communities.

Running Strong Changes Lives

"We were so grateful to Running Strong for the school supplies and backpacks. Our local programs are operating on limited budgets and were not able to help this year. Running Strong filled a void and helped families who would not have been able to get help."

Cheryl Kary

Sacred Pipe Resource Center

Program Spotlight

Operation Snowsuit

This winter, we’re distributing more than 5,000 winter parkas, snow boots, hats, gloves, and scarves to Native American communities across the country as we enter what the Farmers’ Almanac forecasts to be a below-normal, blizzard-filled winter.