This school year, we’re teaming up with Plum, Justin’s, Boulder Brands, KIND, Pretzel Crisps, Angie’s Boomchickapop and others for our “Bring Nutrition Home” backpack program. 100% of students at Loneman School (K-8), located on Pine Ridge Reservation receive free and reduced breakfast and lunch, and 194 of the 250 students are considered to be[...]
We use art as the incentive to inspire people to donate to our cause. Concertgoers who participate in our ‘Art That Feeds’ Food Drives receive a limited edition concert poster for making a suggested donation of non-perishable food items, or a recommended monetary donation. The artist, who retains creative[...]
In May 2013, we partnered with The Kitchen [Community], a Boulder-based 501(c)(3), dedicated to connecting youth to nutritious food and sustainable living. Together, we installed a ‘Learning Garden’ for the students of Pine Ridge Elementary School in South Dakota. This outdoor classroom and experiential learning space is designed to[...]
Conscious Alliance has initiated a series of art workshops for native and non-native youth. The youth spend a day working with a very special artist, who is part of the Conscious Alliance community and has previously donated their artwork to our ‘Art That Feeds’ program. Each workshop is directed by[...]
ANNUAL HOLIDAY MEAL DELIVERY Each Thanksgiving season we host our Annual Holiday Meal Delivery. Our goal is to distribute over 10,000 meals to local families in need in the Greater Denver area, as well as households on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in[...]
Conscious Alliance is proud to support a new sustainable housing project on Pine Ridge Reservation by partnering with the University of Colorado and the Native American Sustainable Housing Initiative (NASHI), a nonprofit design-build program seeking to improve housing conditions on tribal lands through research, education, and outreach activities. CU Environmental[...]
Every January, Conscious Alliance sponsors the Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run, a 400-mile journey from Fort Robinson, Nebraska to Busby, Montana. Coordinated by Phillip Whiteman Jr. and Lynette Two Bulls (yellowbirdinc.org) from their home in Lame Deer, Montana, the run was created to pay homage to Northern Cheyenne ancestors[...]
Each December, Conscious Alliance makes an annual toy delivery to the children of the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana and the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Jakks Pacific generously donates toys for each delivery, and has provided thousands of holiday gifts for the youth of these reservations throughout[...]
In October 2011, Conscious Alliance sponsored a Coming of Age Gathering, held by Yellow Bird, Inc., an American Native non-profit organization. The Gathering took place at one of the most beautiful and sacred sites for the Northern Cheyenne: Bear Butte, in South Dakota. 10 males and 10 females from[...]
