OUR MISSION
The mission of the Lakota YouthStay program is to foster authentic, mutually rewarding and sustainable friendships between Native American youth and people in Eastern Massachusetts with the goal of inspiring hope and creating cultural understanding and awareness.
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Connecting 10 to 15-year-olds from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota with hosts in the Greater Boston area for 9 days of exploration and discovery, building friendships and engagement through shared activities of interest. 

Check out our Pine Ridge Volunteer Trips!

Our 2023 LYS Summer program was fabulous!  Check out the photos on our FB page!
The 2024 LYS Summer program is tentatively scheduled for July 9 – 18th. Youth Application deadline is Feb 5th, 2024.

2019 Lakota Youthstay