Impact
Impact
One Gift, A Single Connection — Lives Transformed
Hope for the future lies in prevention and early intervention for children, young adults, and families. Join us — empower our organizations to continue serving those who need us most, and working to break cycles and prevent further trauma.
Whether we connect with a young adult and help avert dating violence before it starts, empower a teen to nourish their own self-esteem and relationships, or offer a safe haven in the aftermath of a life-shaking crisis, our services are the stone in someone’s pond. The ripples of our compassion and support — extending through years, experiences, and even generations — are endless.
Join us and give today — who knows how far your own ripples may reach?
One Gift, A Single Connection — Lives Transformed
Hope for the future lies in prevention and early intervention for children, young adults, and families. Join us — empower our organizations to continue serving those who need us most, and working to break cycles and prevent further trauma.
Whether we connect with a young adult and help avert dating violence before it starts, empower a teen to nourish their own self-esteem and relationships, or offer a safe haven in the aftermath of a life-shaking crisis, our services are the stone in someone’s pond. The ripples of our compassion and support — extending through years, experiences, and even generations — are endless.
Join us and give today — who knows how far your own ripples may reach?
A Shared Community Impact
Though our missions remain unique, our work intertwines in innovative and impactful ways for those who need it most. Our partnership and teamwork empower us to offer those in the most difficult situations a vital lifeline and sense of hope.
Community Safety Network
In addition to delivering a diversity of cost-free prevention efforts to community members of all ages, we support lasting change in the lives of individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 24 hours a day, CSN offers professional staff and trained volunteer advocates to provide shelter, assist in safety planning, make resource referrals, and perhaps most importantly, empathize with the complex dynamics of domestic violence. All resources are free and confidential.
Community Safety Network
In addition to delivering a diversity of cost-free prevention efforts to community members of all ages, we support lasting change in the lives of individuals and families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 24 hours a day, CSN offers professional staff and trained volunteer advocates to provide shelter, assist in safety planning, make resource referrals, and perhaps most importantly, empathize with the complex dynamics of domestic violence. All resources are free and confidential.
Emergency resources include:
> Emergency Safety Planning
> Secure shelter (for up to 8 weeks)
> Advocacy
> Legal support
> Counseling
> Help with medical bills
Long-term resources include:
> Long Term Safety Planning
> Transitional housing with “rent” match funds
> Financial counseling
> Group therapy
Emergency resources include:
> Emergency Safety Planning
> Secure shelter (for up to 8 weeks)
> Advocacy
> Legal support
> Counseling
> Help with medical bills
Long-term resources include:
> Long Term Safety Planning
> Transitional housing with “rent” match funds
> Financial counseling
> Group therapy
In 2021:
CSN provided 2,337 safe nights for 44 adults and 25 children.
The emergency shelter had occupants every single day, and 5 transitional housing units were filled to capacity 365 days.
The average length of stay in emergency shelter increased by 21%.
Since 2019, helpline calls doubled.
The intensity of client needs in 2021 was exponentially higher.
Pandemic-exacerbated concerns around housing, extreme cost of living, lack of childcare, food insecurity, and financial tumult compounded the challenges that survivors faced. Problems compounded and intensified.
Clearly, these emergency services are absolutely critical to many families. Rapid, professional, compassionate intervention can help a survivor make a change before it’s too late.
But if we are truly to eliminate the problems of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking, we have to start earlier. We must move upstream, and empower all young people to discover their self-confidence, strong communication skills, and an understanding of healthy relationships.
Teton Family and Youth Services
We help children and families find their way to fulfilling and constructive lives via the Hirschfield Center, Crisis Shelter, Van Vleck Group Home, and Red Top Meadows residential facility. Each of these entities offers support and help to children and young adults recovering from trauma, abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Teton Family and Youth Services
We help children and families find their way to fulfilling and constructive lives via the Hirschfield Center, Crisis Shelter, Van Vleck Group Home, and Red Top Meadows residential facility. Each of these entities offers support and help to children and young adults recovering from trauma, abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Services to children and families include:
> Forensic interviews and legal advocacy
> Family and individual therapy
> Residential support in the Van Vleck House
> JH Leadership Program
> Residential programs at Red Top Meadows
> Wilderness-focused programming
> Educational and literacy support
Services to children and families include:
> Forensic interviews and legal advocacy
> Family and individual therapy
> Adams Canyon Crisis Shelter
> JH Leadership Program
> Residential support in the Van Vleck House
> Residential programs at Red Top Meadows
> Wilderness-focused programming
> Educational and literacy support
In 2021, TYFS provided:
Safe bed nights
for young people in crisis
— a 40% increase over the previous year.
children and family members
served during the year
On average, students at Red Top Meadows gained two full grade levels by graduation.
85% of youth served
85%
in TYFS residential programs did not need to seek a higher level of care.
In 2021, TYFS provided:
Safe bed nights for young people in crisis — a 40% increase over the previous year.
children and family members
served during the year
On average, students at Red Top Meadows gained two full grade levels by graduation.
85% of youth served
85%
in TYFS residential programs did not need to seek a higher level of care.
Statewide, 93% of youth who spent time in a crisis shelter returned home or to a less-restrictive environment. Of those in group homes, 72% enjoyed the same success. This speaks to connecting with them at a critical moment. Through intervention, support, therapy, and skill-building, these young adults made changes that will impact the rest of their lives. Health, success, and stability are more likely part of their futures — because of programs like those at TYFS.
Though these interventions were clearly critical in each case, placement in crisis shelters, group homes, or other treatment programs represented only 14% of the services offered by youth services across Wyoming.
86% of the services provided were preventative.
Mentoring, empowerment, advocacy, therapy, asset building, suicide prevention, education, community service, relationship building — these efforts help children and families never reach the more intense levels of support our program offers. Connecting with a child, young adult, or family at the right time can truly make a lifetime of difference.
Statewide, 93% of youth who spent time in a crisis shelter returned home or to a less-restrictive environment. Of those in group homes, 72% enjoyed the same success. This speaks to connecting with them at a critical moment. Through intervention, support, therapy, and skill-building, these young adults made changes that will impact the rest of their lives. Health, success, and stability are more likely part of their futures — because of programs like those at TYFS.
Though these interventions were clearly critical in each case, placement in crisis shelters, group homes, or other treatment programs represented only 14% of the services offered by youth services across Wyoming.
86% of the services provided were preventative.
Mentoring, empowerment, advocacy, therapy, asset building, suicide prevention, education, community service, relationship building — these efforts help children and families never reach the more intense levels of support our program offers. Connecting with a child, young adult, or family at the right time can truly make a lifetime of difference.
The Powerful Impact of GST So Far…
As Covid inflicted new levels of strain on individuals, families, and resources, more of our community members were at elevated risk for violence, exploitation, and trauma. Our intertwining services and support have become more important than ever before. And in the coming months and years, they will continue to be critical.
In 2021, our combined basic operating costs were $4 million — 85% of which went directly to client services.
Primarily due to state funding cuts, our organizations were tasked with raising $1.6 million in private philanthropy simply to ensure these essential services remained available.
At the same time, our state funding dropped precipitously. TYFS lost nearly $175,000 and CSN lost $25,000 — and those losses are projected to continue in coming years.
State funding diminishing, community need rising — Growing Stronger Together has been indispensable in bridging this ever-expanding gap.
In 2021, our combined basic operating costs were $4 million — 85% of which went directly to client services.
Primarily due to state funding cuts, our organizations were tasked with raising $1.6 million in private philanthropy simply to ensure these essential services remained available.
At the same time, our state funding dropped precipitously. TYFS lost nearly $175,000 and CSN lost $25,000 — and those losses are projected to continue in coming years.
State funding diminishing, community need rising — Growing Stronger Together has been indispensable in bridging this ever-expanding gap.
Join Forces With Us — Support Growing Stronger Together Now
This innovative fundraising effort will support our organizational services that complement one another to give hope to families in crisis. Our friends, neighbors, and children need us more than ever.
Help us continue our critical collaboration. Donate to Growing Stronger Together now.
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Join Forces With Us — Support Growing Stronger Together Now
This innovative fundraising effort will support our organizational services that complement one another to give hope to families in crisis. Our friends, neighbors, and children need us more than ever.
Help us continue our critical collaboration. Donate to Growing Stronger Together now.
Make a Gift