Our Mni Wiconi program continues on Pine Ridge!
Anthony is a young single father who lives on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with his 3-year-old daughter. Father and daughter have not had running water at their home for over a year. In order to get water, Anthony had to haul water from three miles away from his home – a long and tiring […]
1,032 People Provided with Water on Pine Ridge, Navajo Nation in Past Five Years
Running Strong for American Indian Youth® was founded 30 years ago with the mission of helping Native people who struggle to get the simple basic necessities of life – which foremost includes water. Thanks to friends like you, we have been able to provide water to the people of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, drilled […]
Running Strong in 2019
The new year is soon upon us, and to welcome 2020 we’d like to take a look back at all we’ve achieved with the help of our friends this year. We rang in 2019 with our annual Heat Match program, which ensured over a thousand Pine Ridge Indian Reservation families kept their propane and electricity […]
CNN Visits Running Strong On Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has the lowest life expectancy of any region in the United States. For many residents on the reservation their daily reality still involves a multi-mile or multi-mile trek to access water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing. Overcoming water scarcity on the reservations takes enormous dedication and resiliency by Native residents […]
Backpack Food Program
“These are new coats and hats with the tags still on! They are not second hand coats that someone else has already worn like we always get? This is the best gift we’ve gotten.” Native YouthOklahoma The Menominee Indian School District, Keshena, WI: “Our school district suffers from a high rate of poverty. As a […]
New School Supplies Make A Difference
Testimonial Thank you Running Strong and the people who work there, tell Billy Mills thank you. Now I have a brand new backpack with everything I need for school. My mom don’t have enough money to buy everything I need. But now I have everything and I am happy and my mom is happy. She […]
At the End of the Rainbow…There’s a Greenhouse!
Testimonial It’s so wonderful to have fresh vegetables and the native wild fruits available right here. I’m tired of people having to buy food from convenience stores and gas stations. Your market, the gardens and this greenhouse you all did is such a gift. It’s great to hear that there’s a place to go now […]
Moving Forward the Healing Paths for Families and Communities
Testimonial A new generation of girls and young women in Indian Country must now be educated within, and renew for ourselves, ancient ways of thinking so that the powers of their womenhood can be better utilized to move forward the healing paths of our families and communitites. Reproduction is not just about reproducing bodies but […]
Spring Food Boxes Bring Nutrition and Assistance
Testimonial These are new coats and hats with the tags still on! They are not second hand coats that someone else has already worn like we always get? This is the best gift we’ve gotten. Native Youth Oklahoma Our spring food boxes arrived in Indian Country in April. In addition to the menu of ham, vegetables, […]
2,300 Summer Food Boxes Sent to Indian Reservations!
Testimonial These are new coats and hats with the tags still on! They are not second hand coats that someone else has already worn like we always get? This is the best gift we’ve gotten. Native Youth Oklahoma Thanks to the generous support of our donors, approximately 2,300 food boxes, containing meats, veggies, beans and other […]
Keeping Our Youth Warm
Testimonial These are new coats and hats with the tags still on! They are not second hand coats that someone else has already worn like we always get? This is the best gift we’ve gotten. Native Youth Oklahoma During the cold winter we all strive to keep warm. A hefty winter coat is definitely a necessity […]
