Shining Scholars

Region: United States This program provides financial support, guidance counseling, food and school supplies to approximately 30 middle- and high-school-aged youth as well as support to their families in three counties of the Boot Heel region of Missouri, an impoverished area of the state. Students who receive this type of support are more likely to … Read more

Sacajawea Treasures

Region: United States This program works with Eastern Shoshone tribal members to develop sustainable economic opportunities and promote native culture. The individuals work on traditional beadwork which they sell in order to educate the larger community on the Shoshone traditions as well as have an income source to support themselves and their families. In 2014, … Read more

Restorative Justice School Project

Region: United States This program, in response to violence in the St. Louis Public Schools, is teaching students to communicate their needs in a non-violent and effective manner. This is done through the use of circles where the victim has the opportunity to have a voice and the offender has an opportunity to repair the … Read more

Project Lakota

Region: United States This program, located on the Pine Ridge Reservation, is home to two of the poorest counties in the United States. One of the biggest social problems on the reservation is a lack of adequate housing for Native American families, especially women and children. Project Lakota addresses this issue by engaging Lakota youth … Read more