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Wyoming

Solutions and stories in the Equality State.

Solution Expedition Wind River Offers Leadership Training for Indigenous Youth on Tribal Lands

Local Champion:: National Outdoor Leadership School
Date funded:: February 25, 2021
Grant Amount:: $4,000

Solution Online Services Coordinate Volunteers and Organizations in Lander

Local Champion:: Lander Community Foundation
Date funded:: February 22, 2021
Grant Amount:: $14,998

Solution Lander Adventure Camp Provides Outdoor and Leadership Skills to Local Youth

Local Champion:: Academy of the Winds
Date funded:: February 15, 2021
Grant Amount:: $19,853

Solution Pilot Project in Lander Provides Lifesaving Cancer Screening Kits

Local Champion:: Wyoming Cancer Resource Services
Date funded:: February 22, 2021
Grant Amount:: $9,035

Story Lander Shops Local January 2021

Spurred by COVID-19 concerns, LOR helps the Lander community bring a bevy of shop local initiatives to life, including a winter pop-up market that’s easy to replicate with a new, downloadable LOR toolkit.

Solution Local Artists Anchor New District With Community Studio Space

Local Champion:: Lander Art District
Date funded:: January 15, 2021
Grant Amount:: $3,375

Story Lander’s Little Free Pantry December 2020

With food insecurity growing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, an accessible and free pantry is helping to alleviate hunger.

Story The Soldier’s House October 2020

Using a Habitat for Humanity model, a small Wyoming group coordinates volunteer crews to help repair veterans’ homes.

Story Census Instagrants September 2020

As communities across the rural Mountain West race the clock to ensure a complete census count, the LOR Foundation commits $100,000 in Instagrant™ funding to help them.

Story Lander Connected June 2020

An emerging platform helps volunteers to address food security, shelter, and meet other community needs in the wake of the pandemic.

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