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Solutions and stories in the Equality State.

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

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

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

Story
The Soldier’s House

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

Census takers in PPE
Story
Census Instagrants

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

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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If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; Questa or Taos, New Mexico; or Weiser, Idaho, use this form to start a conversation with us.

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