Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation

Lending a helping hand to our neighbors on Pine Ridge Reservation

A School Supplies Drive for the Oglala Lakota Children’s Justice Center

 

The Oglala Lakota Children’s Justice Center advocates for abused and neglected Lakota children on Pine Ridge Reservation. Here’s how you can support them with backpacks and school supplies. Thanks so much for your kindness and generosity. Please let me know what you can send so I can update the tally for them here!

 

 

Needed/Donated as of 7/11/26:

Small Backpacks around 13″ for girls (Need 6)

Small Backpacks around 13″ for boys (Need 6)

Medium Backpacks around 15″ for girls (Goal  8, 2 donated—Thank you! Need 6)

Medium Backpacks around 15″ for boys (Goal 8, 2 donated—Thank you! Need 6)

Large Backpacks around 17″ for girls (Goal 8, 3 donated–Thank you! Need 5)

Large Backpacks around 17″ for boys (Goal 8, 2 donated —Thank you!) Need 6)

Standard Ruler, 36 ct. (Need 1)

No. 2 Pencils, 8 ct. (Goal 35, 32 donated—Thank you! Need 3)

3-Ring Binders, any color, 1″ (Goal 35, 26 donated —Thank you! Need 9)

Pencil Sharpener, 2 Hole (Goal 35, 20 donated—Thank you! Need 15) 

Highlighters, 6 pk. (Goal 35, 12 donated—Thank you! Need 23)

Index Cards, Ruled, 3 x 5 (Goal 35, 10 donated–Thank you! Need 25)

Markers, 10 ct. (Goal 35, 10 donated —Thank you! Need 25)

Pink Erasers, 3 ct. (Goal 35, 8 donated–Thank you! Need 27)

Colored Pencils, 12 ct. (Goal 35, 5 donated–Thank you! Need 30)

2 Pocket Folders (Need 35)

Crayons, 24 ct. (Need 35)

Calculators (Need 35)

Wide-Ruled Spiral Bound Notebooks, any color (Goal 35, 38 donated —thank you!)

Wide Ruled Filler Paper (Goal 35, 35 donated—Thank you!)

 

Also donated—Thank you!:
20 College Ruled Notebook Paper
200 Ballpoint Pens
32 Plastic Folders
18 Pencil Pouches
10 Notebook Divider Sets

Please ship your school supplies for the OLCJC kids here:

 

UPS/FedEx and online orders:

Arlana Bettelyoun
Oglala Lakota Children’s Justice Center
303 Dakota Ave. #3
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

 

U.S. Mail only:

Arlana Bettelyoun
Oglala Lakota Children’s Justice Center
P.O. Box 5014
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Please Note: Due to the volume of donations shipped to the reservations FoPRR cannot verify delivery of your boxes. If you are shipping from home and require confirmation of delivery, please purchase delivery confirmation from the post office or use your shipping service’s tracking system.