The Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) begain in 1988 when a bar was converted into a youth center. It now offers comunity meals, weekened arts and culture camps, arts fellowships, and a graffiti jam to connect youth to their Indigenous arts and culture. Graffiti jam is a two-day event of creating murals to beautify the city by selecting empty building to improve through art as-well-as preserve the Lakota language through its use in street art. Overall, CRYP utilizes making heritage and culture the foundation of positive youth development.