WYOMING 2-1-1 HELPLINK

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Wyoming 2-1-1 Welcomes New Executive Director
Information & Referral Specialist Gina Rowland
Wyoming 2-1-1 Services Impact Access to Resources
Wyoming Free Tax Service
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
Application Deadlines
Top Ten Presenting Needs
Wyoming_211_Helplink_Winter_2012.pdf

Laramie County Safe Communities Winter Newsletter

Interesting. . .
Thanks for this information and upcoming events Injury from the Prevention and Safe Community Team!

January 3rd 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

Just in case you missed it attached are the minutes from Tuesday’s (1/3/2012) Monthly Board Meeting
January_2012_Minutes.pdf

GROWING HEALTHY, WEALTHY, WISE COMMUNITIES by Tyler Norris

Click below for Tyler Norris’s Presentation from October 21st’s Healthy Communities Conference.
Tyler_Norris_Cheyenne_October_21_2011_v_print.pdf

Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment Presentation

What do we want for Laramie County residents?
Needs_Assessment_Presentation_at_LCCP_10-21-11.pdf

Cepeda: Too rich, too poor, too bad

Despite a bit of political spin, the editorial does a good job of identifying the gap that Connections Corner is trying to bridge with Circles. Phil DeVol is a co-author of Bridges Out of Poverty and author of Getting Ahead, the workbook used in the Connection Corner’s Circles program.The editorial ran nationally including the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.—Tim Thorson, Executive Director, Connections Corner—Circles Wyoming
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_18855421?source=email

CRMC Behavioral Health Services Newsletter

From: John Dolores, J.D., Ph.D.
To: Stakeholders
Attached is the first of 3 newsletters that will be distributed on an annual basis. This newsletter is the result of the strategic planning sessions CRMC BHS held with the community over the past year. Thank you for your participation and interest as we strive to make our community a better place to give and receive care.

BHS_newsletter.pdf

FREE! ASK Enrollment for 2011-2012 School Year FREE!

FREE! ASK (After-School for Kids) will offer care Monday through Friday from 3:45 pm until 6:00 pm
ASK sites are at the following schools: Arp, Rossman, Cole and Henderson
& Currently busing from the following schools: Goins, Afflerbach, and Hebard.
To enroll: Turn registration form (see below) in to ASK staff or school office at your child’s school PRIOR to your child attending.
CALL 635-5100 for more information.
EnrollmentInformation.pdf
2011_Member_Enrollment_Forms.pdf
Fill BOTH forms and return to ASK office, school office, or ASK staff at school.

U.S. Department of Education Releases 2011 Application for Promise Neighborhoods Program

The U.S. Department of Education released today the application for the second phase of the Promise Neighborhoods program, including new implementation grants and a second round of planning grants, totaling $30 million.

Nonprofits, institutions of higher education and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for funds to develop or execute plans that will improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in distressed neighborhoods.

More @ http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-2011-application-promise-neighborhoods-program-

Needs, Inc. receives $11,500

Needs, Inc. has been awarded an $11,500.00 grant from Discount Tire Company’s regional philanthropy program, Driven to Care. These funds will be used to expand the walk in freezer, and to support the pantry that serves our community. Discount Tire Company, located at 1716 Prairie Avenue in Cheyenne, opened in November of last year.