Running Strong serves children and families in need by supporting community-run distribution programs on Indian Reservations in South Dakota and Montana.

Our distribution centers are run by local American Indian staff members and are located:

• Crow Reservation, Montana
• Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, South Dakota
• Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Running Strong provides “Friendship” Boxes of Food to families in need.  Each box contains 25 pounds of food and can feed the family for a week. 

A sample “Friendship” Box contains:

Each year, Running Strong distributes more than 500,000 pounds of food to American Indian communities in need.

Running Strong knows that when families are struggling to meet their most basic needs, they don’t have much left over for toiletries and other hygiene items.  So we distribute thousands of cases of  hygiene kits and diapers through community food banks as well.

HOLIDAY TOYS
In addition to our annual TOYS FOR TRIBES Holiday Toy Drive, benefitting the Cheyenne River Youth Project, Running Strong distributes brand new toys to American Indian children on reservations throughout South Dakota and Montana each year.  Each year, Running Strong distributes 4,000 toys (valued at $30,000).

COATS, SHOES, AND BLANKETS 
Too often, we hear stories of American Indian children trying to make it through the winter with no shows or with 2 children sharing a single coat.

Running Strong donates warm blankets, shoes, and coats throughout year to make sure children stay warm and safe all winter. Each year, Running Strong distributed 3,000 coats (valued at $285,000), 3,000 blankets (valued at $19,000) and 3,000 pairs of brand new shoes (valued at $110,000).