It makes economic sense.

$1 = $7

The Harvard Business School Association of Oregon showed that for every $1 invested in Friends of the Children, the community benefits over $7 in saved social costs. Helping one child saves the community $900,000.

Donate a tax-deductible gift to Friends of the Children - He Sapa today!

Linda Bad Yellow Eyes

Operations Director

Linda Bad Yellow Eyes, Han C’eti Win (Builds Fire at Night Woman), has an AA in Business Management with many years’ experience working with nonprofit Tribal programs, legal assisting, and office management. She is a volunteer for a Lakota children and youth healing camp(s) as a mentor and coordinator since 2016.

She is the proud mother of three grown children, a son and two daughters, three Hunka daughters, and many grandchildren. She was born and raised in South Dakota and is an enrolled Tribal member of the Oglala Lakota.

In her spare time Linda enjoys horseback riding, sewing, beading, walking, hiking, and spending time with her family and grandchildren.

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