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ZYEP Performance Academy Basketball Season Opening!

Apr 7 2017
The ZYEP Performance Academy Youth Basketball league officially kicked off on March 31st, 2017 at the Zuni High School gymnasium. The league consists of 16 teams split between two age groups, Zuni (ages 10-12) and Shiwi (ages 7-9). The teams are based on NBA teams. Many of the families and community members came to support their youth. It was a great night of basketball and fun! The games will be...

NB3 Foundation Healthy Beverage Summit 2017

Mar 22 2017
We are so proud of our ZYEP team! Check out some of the work our staff has been engaged in over the last couple of months. Thank you to the Notah Begay III Foundation for this amazing opportunity!    Click on the link if the video does not automatically play: 

Bolanayye Trail added to the Zuni Trail System

Feb 6 2017
ZYEP has added a new trail to the Zuni Trail system.   Bolanayye Trail will be the 9th trail as part of the Zuni Trail system and the 2nd trail added to the Blackrock area. The Bolanayye Trail (Cottonwood in Zuni) will create more access to safe walking and running paths for those who live close to the Blackrock area. ZYEP also updated two existing trails, Bear and Mountain Lion.  The trails were...

ZYEP Performance Academy Basketball Season

Feb 6 2017
On March 20th, ZYEP Performance Academy will kick off its Performance Academy basketball season for local boys and girls ages 7-12. This year ZYEP is introducing 16 different NBA youth basketball teams and jerseys to the league. We have recruited, interviewed, and will soon train a group of young adult coaches to serve as head coaches for the league. Training will include hiking the Grand Canyon...

ZYEP Launches New Initiative

Feb 6 2017
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project has officially launched its Hydration for Health campaign funded by the Notah Begay III Foundation! Thank you to the 150 people who participated in taking a community survey assessing thoughts and feelings about the water in Zuni and habits related to sugary sweetened beverages. We will now be able to utilize these results to shape our campaign to meet the community’...

ZYEP is One Step Closer to their Fundraising Goal!

Nov 29 2016
We are so close to our fundraising goal!  ZYEP would like to extend our gratitude to all those who have donated to our CrowdRise fundraising campaign. We very much appreciate the amount of support we have seen with people donating and sharing our posts through social media. 

ZYEP Giving Tuesday Fundraising Campaign

Nov 22 2016
ZYEP is excited to announce our Giving Tuesday fundraising campaign! By participating in Giving Tuesday and donating on our website, you can leverage a matching grant and nearly double the programming opportunities available to the Zuni youth! ZYEP's most popular and successful cornerstone program is an annual summer camp, where Zuni youth spend five weeks during the summer engaging in activities...

ZYEP Receives grant from the Newman's Own Foundation

Nov 16 2016
Part of Effort to Improve Access to Fresh Food and Nutrition Education in Underserved Communities Zuni, NM – The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) has been awarded a $20,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. Newman’s Own Foundation made the award to ZYEP as part of a broader commitment to support programs...

NB3 Foundation Kicks Off Learning Action Cohort to Reduce Sugary-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Native Children

Oct 11 2016
The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation launches new initiative encouraging Native children to drink more water and reduce their consumption of sugary-sweetened beverages (SSB) and promote breastfeeding. To support this work, NB3 Foundation has awarded $900,000 to nine tribes and Native-led organizations in the Southwest, Zuni Youth Enrichment Project being one of them. Thanks to an investment from...

Zuni Thunderstrikers

Jul 21 2016
ZYEP's Travel Soccer Program started our fourth season this summer!  Over this time, we have traveled to numerous tournaments throughout the Southwest, competed each year in the Gallup Soccer League, and won the 2015 U12 Championship.   The goals of the program are to inspire young people to challenge themselves, be good teammates, and believe that they can accomplish great things through hard...

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