Lives
Changing Through Partners in 2006
Bethel
Outreach Ministries
of Cheyenne is
establishing a food pantry, temporary housing, computer training and
job search skills for those recently released from prison
Habitat
for Humanity of Buffalo
is helping at risk high school students earn vocational and life
skills training while building a HFH home
Care
Net Pregnancy and Resource Clinic of Casper
for research
and staff training on administering STD and HIV testing to be
supplied through the clinic, they will be visiting other clinics
that currently provide this service and attending a conference to
learn safety techniques, equipment needed and paperwork requirements
Cheyenne
Interfaith Hospitality Network
of Cheyenne
to provide a center where parents can make phone calls to
potential employers, landlords and agencies and receive counseling,
the center will also have showers and laundry facilities and a
napping room for the children
Child
Advocacy Services of the Big Horns of Sheridan
to further staff training in supervised visitation and
developing age appropriate visitation plans to be a voice in court
for neglected and abused children
Church
of St. Anthony of Padua of Casper
for bilingually training staff in Spanish to help them better serve
the Hispanic population
Cody
Foursquare Church
of Cody
for training and resources to bring the Love and Logic Parenting
program to the area
College
Heights Baptist Church of Casper
for fire suppression system to bring their community center housed
in old elementary school up to code allowing them to continue
serving the community
Community
Children’s Project of Jackson
for Love and Logic Parenting Program bilingual staff training and
bilingual parent education courses to be offered in the area
First
Christian Church of Cheyenne
for developing and augmenting an active Community Marriage Policy
Coalition and to provide training in the Community Marriage Policy
mentoring program
Friendship
Community Church of the Open Bible of Cheyenne for
training and resources to bring the “10 Great Dates” Program to
their area. Friendship partnered with an Episcopal Church and
a Congregational Church and offered the course community wide.
Greybull
Alliance Church of Greybull
for materials/supplies
and equipment for The Shack-a positive alternative after school
program for Middle School and High School Students
Washakie
County Ministerial Association of Worland
for creation of a library of resources on marriage, parenting and
counseling to be used collectively in Worland
Wyoming
Inmate Ministries of Lusk
is modifying an existing hotel into a transitional house for newly
released inmates, the facility can hold 15 residents for 12 -24
months after release to help ease the transitional period
Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Worland
for marriage and family related resources for their church library,
a computer system to aid in organization of the library resources
and to allow those resources to be used in the community
This
year 10 Technology Capacity Building Subawards were offered at $2500
each for
one basic computer system with software, one year of web hosting
fees, basic web page design, and basic computer skills training to
assist with the systems operation and maintenance.
Awards went to
Biblical Concepts in
Counseling of Wyoming, Cheyenne; CAUSE Prison Ministries, Cheyenne;
Child Advocacy Services of the Big Horns, Sheridan; LifeChoice
Pregnancy Care Center, Cheyenne; More Abundant Life Church, Cody;
Support Program for Inmates and their Families (SPIF), Gillette; The
Change Foundation, Casper; Wings of Faith Christian Fellowship, Rock
Springs; Women’s Resource Center, Gillette; and Wyoming Inmate
Ministries, Lusk
10
Organizational Capacity Building Subawards were offered at $2500
each for the purpose of building
their organization from within.
Awards went to
Biblical Concepts in Counseling of Wyoming of Cheyenne,
Care Net Pregnancy and
Resource Center of Casper, Child
Advocacy
Services of the Big Horns of Sheridan,
Community
Children’s Project of Jackson, Heart to Heart in
Laramie, Support Program for
Inmates and their Families (SPIF) of Gillette, The
Change Foundation of Casper, Volunteers
of America Wyoming and Montana of Sheridan, Wings
of Faith Christian Fellowship of Rock Springs, Wyoming
Children’s Access Network (WyCAN) of Sheridan
Lives
Changed Through Partners in 2005
Wyoming
Children’s Access Network of Sheridan
provided a co-parenting
skills course for divorced families
First
Presbyterian Church of Cody expanded the MOPS program through expansion of the church’s
nursery, fenced area and access door
First United
Methodist Church of Gillette
hosted Love and Logic Parenting courses
Hope Lutheran
Church of Powell
hosted Marriage Savers courses and working on a community
marriage policy proposal
Mercer House,
Inc. of Casper
received the Loving Well Project Materials
Healthmap, Inc.
of Jackson worked
on language support/translation for health services and
coalition building
Children’s
Community Project of Jackson hosted
the Love and Logic Parenting training
Central Rescue
Mission of Casper put in new flooring for the expanded women’s housing facility
Teen Care of
Casper developed a new program and received technical support
Mountain Spirit
Habitat for Humanity
built a family resource center
Matteson, Preuit
& Daigle Professional Counseling of Gillette
worked on CUBE Children of Prisioner’s Project
Laramie Soup
Kitchen made modifications to the cooking area and
provision of monetary support for staff
Bethel Outreach
Ministries of Cheyenne
worked on Prisioner re-entry and visitation issues
Wyoming
Guardianship Corporation of Cheyenne
conducted a nationwide research of best practices programs for
guardianship and alternatives to guardianship for high-risk elderly
and disabled persons
Lives
Changed Through Partners in 2004
Bright Futures
Mentoring, Cody
Cody Foursquare Church
Gateway Social Services, Casper
Goshen Faith Community Concerns
Habitat for Humanity, Buffalo
Housing Alternatives Inc., Casper
Kemmerer Ministerial Assoc
Denise Lubken, Salvation Army
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Casper
Wyoming Assoc of Churches
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