Our mission is to promote resilience among Zuni youth, so they will grow into strong and healthy adults who are connected with Zuni traditions.
We pursue our mission by providing Zuni youth with positive role models, enriching programs, and nurturing spaces that build on the strengths of their community.
Your donation increases the access Zuni youth have to enriching programs, healthy spaces, and encouraging mentors.
Invested into the Zuni community since 2009, with a focus on helping Zuni youth lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
Of our youth report improved health as a result of participating in our programs.
Youth served annually, across 10 distinct ZYEP programs. 80% of ZYEP youth participate in more than one ZYEP program per year.
Of our youth participant’s parents report that participation improved their child’s overall health.
*data derived from post-program surveys conducted with Zuni youth and Zuni families
For three days at the Desert View Watchtower, visitors gathered around tables filled with Zuni art as three young artists explained their work and carefully wrapped pieces that would soon travel home with people from across the country and around the world. By the final day, a surprising number of the items they showcased in the Grand Canyon Cultural Demonstration Program had sold. For Vanicka Neha, Tiyana Haloo and Joseph Lucio, the May 11-16 trip to Grand Canyon National Park marked the culmination of the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project’s six-month Advanced Artist Apprenticeship, an intensive professional development program for the top students from ZYEP’s Emerging Artist Apprenticeship cohorts. Made possible with the support of the Bezos Family Foundation, the current program began Nov. 17, 2025 and wrapped up the week of May 18.Read more: www.zyep.org/zuni-youth-enrichment-project-advanced-apprentices-share-original-artwork-deepen-con...
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