6,000 Backpacks for 6,000 Native Children
Each fall, Running Strong organizes backpack donations filled with school supplies to Native American youth, to provide for students in
July 23, 2025
Each fall, Running Strong organizes backpack donations filled with school supplies to Native American youth, to provide for students in
Empowering Indigenous Youth Through Education Nizhóní Begay (Diné and Quechua), 27, of Marina del Rey, California, has been selected as
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is vast – over 3,400 square miles. The distances families and elders must travel to access
Background 2025 Running Strong for American Indian Youth® Dreamstarter Aaron Baumgardner (Catawba Indian Nation), 29, of Rock Hill, South Carolina,
Since its opening in 2023, our Oyate Ta Kola Ku (OTKK) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has
For nearly three decades, thanks to the supporters of Running Strong for American Indian Youth®, we have been able to
Across the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, organizations like Running Strong are a beacon of hope, battling generational poverty and increasing
The Oyate Ta Kola Ku (OTKK) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation exists “to provide a variety of
After much anticipation, the Oyate Ta Kola Ku Food Pantry is now almost ready to open its doors on the
Starting in June, Running Strong for American Indian Youth® will once again be operating our Summer Youth Feeding Program (SYFP)
This spring, the Oyate Ta Kola Ku (OTKK) Community Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will offer various classes
In 2021, the median household income for American Indian households on reservations in the lower 48 states was $42,224, lower