Food Bank of Wyoming, Wyoming Hunger Initiative, and the Cent$ible Nutrition Program are partnering to provide a webinar series to empower hunger relief organizations in funding their programs and organizations. This series is designed to help your organization think strategically about how to serve your communities, develop your brand and image, navigate funding opportunities, and write grants that sustain your organization into the future. The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, April 17th, 9-11am Topic: Make Your WyoGives Day the Best Yet! Speaker: Jody Shields, Executive Director ..read more

Sources of high-quality protein are notoriously expensive and difficult to procure for local anti-hunger organizations. In partnership with University of Wyoming Extension 4-H and FFA, Fair to Fork works to purchase secondary hogs through a lottery selection, from every county in Wyoming. Wyoming Hunger Initiative will purchase the pig, ensure the meat is processed by a USDA or state-inspected facility, and then coordinate with the 4-H or FFA member to donate it to a local anti-hunger organization in the county of origin. Joining us is as easy as 1-2-3! Sign up for the lottery through your ..read more

In 2023, we celebrated Wyoming Hunger Initiative's fourth anniversary while honoring the initial tenants that the initiative was based on: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty-three counties. Wyoming Hunger Initiative prides itself on being uniquely positioned to provide the framework and foundation for successful collaborations and solutions to hunger statewide. As one approach to ensure we are living up to fulfilling our promise to provide the framework and foundation for successful work in this space, we have spent the last couple of months updating our website and ..read more

In 2023, Wyoming Hunger Initiative celebrated its fourth anniversary while honoring the initial tenants that the initiative was based on: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty three counties. Through the relationships that have been developed across the state specific to food insecurity, Wyoming Hunger Initiative has identified partners in every community. Six regional directors were chosen to build networks and create a platform for communication for individuals and organizations that are united in the goal of solving food insecurity in Wyoming. Regional directors liv ..read more

Wyoming Hunger Initiative was launched in 2019 with two tenants in mind: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty-three Wyoming counties. There are grassroots efforts in every Wyoming county dedicated to reducing hunger and combating food insecurity. Instead, Wyoming Hunger Initiative aims to increase awareness and support for the work of local anti-hunger organizations statewide. Through the relationships that have been developed across the state specific to food insecurity, Wyoming Hunger Initiative has identified partners in every community. Thanks to a grant from the ..read more

Wyoming Hunger Initiative wants to ensure that all Wyoming families in need are able to enjoy a holiday meal, which is why we are proud to support Shop with a Cop programs in Wyoming. In the spirit of never reinventing the wheel, Wyoming Hunger Initiative joined forces with local Shop with a Cop programs around the state where local law enforcement agencies work with school districts to hand-select children to participate. Children are paired with a law enforcement officer to spend designated gift funds however they would like but more often than not, they spend their money on gifts for their ..read more

Wyoming Hunger Initiative was launched in 2019 with two tenants in mind: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty-three Wyoming counties. There are grassroots efforts in every Wyoming county dedicated to reducing hunger and combating food insecurity. Instead, Wyoming Hunger Initiative aims to increase awareness and support for the work of local anti-hunger organizations statewide. Through the relationships that have been developed across the state specific to food insecurity, Wyoming Hunger Initiative has identified partners in every community. Thanks to a grant from the ..read more

Wyoming Hunger Initiative's Hunger Champions are a team of dedicated ambassadors who serve as catalysts in our ongoing mission to end food insecurity in Wyoming. The financial commitment required to join the Hunger Champions Circle provides ongoing support for our mission by funding infrastructure grants; the power of even a small amount of funding to exponentially grow a nonprofit's mission and reach is a powerful testament to the good that can be done when we come together to tackle challenges. Wyoming Hunger Initiative hosted the annual Hunger Champions Circle appreciation event on Labor Da ..read more

Wyoming Hunger Initiative was launched in 2019 with two tenants in mind: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty-three Wyoming counties. There are grassroots efforts in every Wyoming county dedicated to reducing hunger and combating food insecurity. Instead, Wyoming Hunger Initiative aims to increase awareness and support for the work of local anti-hunger organizations statewide. Through the relationships that have been developed across the state specific to food insecurity, Wyoming Hunger Initiative has identified partners in every community. Thanks to a grant from the ..read more

In February, a group of Lingle-Ft. Laramie Schools Student Council representatives visited the Governor's Residence where they shared their goal of raising $500 to pay off some school lunch debt in their community. We responded by challenging them to raise $5,000 and Wyoming Hunger Initiative would match it. Little did we know that by the end of the school year, this community (population 400) would not only raise the amount of money necessary to meet their goal but that they would surpass it. Through innovative fundraising and community support, it was announced earlier this month that over ..read more