WYCF Blog

When Joni Kumor moved to Casper, she and her husband did not think they would stay for long. Forty years later, though, they are still there, and more committed to their community than ever. Joni is the new chair of the Wyoming Community Foundation statewide board,...

Supported by the Grace Amspoker Fund and the Tony Cate Fund This story is from our fall 2021 newsletter. See the full newsletter here! Every June, Casper celebrates its LGBTQ+ population, while its LGBTQ+ citizens celebrate the community they love. People from across...

Supported by the Sheridan-Johnson Community Foundation Endowment Fund This story is from our fall 2021 newsletter. See the full newsletter here! In small communities like Arvada and Clearmont, there are young people facing unique challenges. Food scarcity and lack of...

Supported by the McCarthy Social Services Fund This story is from our fall 2021 newsletter. See the full newsletter here! Art can teach us things about ourselves that nothing else can. “Art lets me express my emotions in a safe way,” remarks one student at the C-V...

Supported by the Gordon & Edna Sykes Fund and S. Wesley & Margarget F. Hyatt Fund This story is from our fall 2021 newsletter. See the full newsletter here! Wyomingites know that when you face a problem, sometimes you just have to “cowboy up.” But some...

From our Summer 2021 Newsletter, which you can read here! Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation: Wyoming Reads Every September, around 30 of Casper's most dedicated educators, volunteers and other community members gather to make an important decision. There is lobbying;...

From our Summer 2021 Newsletter, which you can read here! Black Dog Animal Rescue, Cheyenne and Statewide Auggie seemed hopeless. The stray, a miniature Australian shepherd, was deaf, and his deafness had made him anxious and high-strung. The family that found him...

From our Summer 2021 Newsletter, which you can read here! Casting for Recovery, Absaroka Ranch, Dubois It's not just about learning to fish," Mary Turney, program coordinator of Casting for Recovery, points out. "It's about the medical and emotional impacts of having...

From WYCF's Spring 2018 Newsletter In November of 2014, Kevin and Anne McGowan received the worst possible news. Their 21-year-old son, Joe, lost his life while attempting to break up a fight. You can imagine, the event shook the McGowan family to the core. As Kevin...

Ellbogen Initiatives Fund at WYCF From our Fall 2020 Newsletter. See the full newsletter (PDF) here. t’s easy to judge a person or situation when you are on the outside looking in. We may not want to admit it, but we’ve all done it. For Tamara Moore, Executive...