Each fall, Running Strong organizes backpack donations filled with school supplies to Native American youth, to provide for students in Elementary Schools, through Junior High
Empowering Indigenous Youth Through Education Nizhóní Begay (Diné and Quechua), 27, of Marina del Rey, California, has been selected as a 2025 Running Strong for
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is vast – over 3,400 square miles. The distances families and elders must travel to access healthy food are long and
Background 2025 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Aaron Baumgardner (Catawba Indian Nation), 29, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, is using his $20,000 Dreamstarter
Since its opening in 2023, our Oyate Ta Kola Ku (OTKK) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has become a space dedicated to
For nearly three decades, thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, we have been able to help ensure that the Yuchi