CLIMB Wyoming

Lunafest is coming to Jackson Hole

Rev­o­lu­tion Indoor Cyling presents an evening of films by, for and about women. The 2012 LUNAFEST line-up is filled with stories of reflec­tion and whimsy, hope and humor, grace and per­se­ver­ance, LUNAFEST films are renowned for cel­e­brat­ing the talents and stories of women. Films include many off the tra­di­tional festival circuit. Col­lec­tively, LUNAFEST films captivate audiences, compel dialogue and arm those who par­tic­i­pate with both the knowledge and the moti­va­tion to make a dif­fer­ence in their com­mu­ni­ties. 100% of proceeds benefit CLIMB WY and The Breast Cancer Fund.

Tickets: $20

Chocolate fondue, beer and wine will be served beginning at 6:00pm along with an incred­i­ble silent auction and a raffle for an “Ultimate Make-Over” filled with aston­ish­ing prizes you won’t want to miss out on!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

6:00pm –Silent Auction Begins

- Beer & Wine served for a $5 suggested donation

- Chocolate fondue and desserts sponsored by the Four Seasons Resort & Whole Grocer

- Raffle tickets go on sale for $5/ea OR 5 for $20 — Win the “Ultimate Makeover” that includes prizes by Frost Salon, Rev­o­lu­tion Indoor Cycling, and Habits.

7:30pm — Show Time!

8:45pm — Inter­mis­sion to include the remainder of the silent auction bidding and sales for raffle. Raffle will be drawn at the end of intermission.

9:15pm — Raffle Prize winner drawn and movies continue!

• Posted on May 14, 2012
• CLIMB, Teton Area  |  

CLIMB WYOMING NAMED ONE OF NATION’S TEN BEST PROGRAMS

Cheyenne, WY – This month, a Wyoming non-profit orga­ni­za­tion was cel­e­brated as one of the best in the country.

The honor came from the U.S Depart­ment of Health and Human Services, Admin­is­tra­tion for Children and Families, Office of Family Assis­tance and the Promising Pathways Ini­tia­tive. They named CLIMB Wyoming as one of the nation’s ten best programs helping to move people out of poverty.

CLIMB was iden­ti­fied for its inno­v­a­tive approach as a high-performing orga­ni­za­tion in this field. This national recog­ni­tion is a result of CLIMB’s remark­able and con­sis­tent outcomes, evidence-based model design, sophis­ti­cated data col­lec­tion and ability to utilize data to drive and improve program decisions.

Since 1986, CLIMB Wyoming has trained and placed low-income single mothers in careers that suc­cess­fully support their families. The orga­ni­za­tion, founded in Cheyenne by Ray Fleming Dinneen, has helped more than 1,300 families across the state into long-term economic security and self-sufficiency.

Hundreds of orga­ni­za­tions, including gov­ern­ment agencies and non-profit orga­ni­za­tions, were con­sid­ered for the dis­tinc­tion. The surprise selection came to light late last year, and CLIMB Wyoming was the only agency in the entire Rocky Mountain region represented.

Rep­re­sen­ta­tives from CLIMB Wyoming attended a con­fer­ence in Wash­ing­ton, D.C., this month to celebrate the honor and to share infor­ma­tion about the orga­ni­za­tion with experts across the country. Though the con­fer­ence acknowl­edged the efforts of all ten orga­ni­za­tions, CLIMB Wyoming was high­lighted multiple times during the event, including panel dis­cus­sions and pre­sen­ta­tions about its work with returns on invest­ment, employ­ment support programs, and reflec­tive thinking as a component to success.

CLIMB was rec­og­nized through­out the event as a leader in its field, espe­cially for its unique mental health model and use of licensed mental health providers to help par­tic­i­pants, ideas that garnered national respect and interest.

The honor attracted the welcome attention of Wyoming’s con­gres­sional del­e­ga­tion. Diana Enzi, wife of Wyoming’s Senior Senator Mike Enzi, was a featured guest at the recog­ni­tion reception. Addi­tion­ally, Senators Enzi and John Barrasso set aside time to meet with CLIMB Wyoming leaders during that week to celebrate CLIMB’s efforts and thank the team for helping to improve the lives of Wyoming families.

Even receiving accolades at the national level, the staff of CLIMB Wyoming knows that con­nec­tions on a statewide level are just as crucial to the program’s success, including strong part­ner­ships with the Depart­ment of Family Services (DFS) and the Depart­ment of Workforce Services.

In appre­ci­a­tion of that vital support, CLIMB invited a local DFS rep­re­sen­ta­tive to also attend the con­fer­ence and share that department’s knowledge of creating a suc­cess­ful col­lab­o­ra­tive rela­tion­ship with a non-profit organization.

“CLIMB is a model of excel­lence in helping clients acquire skills for self-sufficiency. In addition to trade skills, it improves the life skills needed to manage new families with children,” DFS Director Steve Corsi said.

Corrine Livers, TANF (Temporary Assis­tance for Needy Families) Program Con­sul­tant was equally enthu­si­as­tic about CLIMB’s efforts and the impact the organization’s work is having. “CLIMB Wyoming has been one of the TANF program’s leading success stories, not just in Wyoming but nation­ally as well,” she said.

At this point, the Promising Pathways Ini­tia­tive will take infor­ma­tion gleaned from the con­fer­ence to begin building a best practice foun­da­tion which will be used to guide other programs on how to improve services to low-income families.

For more infor­ma­tion about CLIMB Wyoming, visit climbwyoming.org or call 307.778.4126.

About CLIMB Wyoming
Since 1986, CLIMB Wyoming (a non-profit orga­ni­za­tion) has trained and placed low-income single mothers in careers that suc­cess­fully support their families. CLIMB’s unique and com­pre­hen­sive job training model has helped more than 1,300 women enter higher paying careers. Graduates con­sis­tently double or even triple their monthly wage income. CLIMB programs in Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Gillette, the Teton Area, and the Sweet­wa­ter Area reach out to serve families in 12 counties. For more infor­ma­tion, visit www.climbwyoming.org.

• Posted on March 29, 2012
• CLIMB  |  

CLIMB Wyoming to Receive Portion of Federal Grant to Train Health Care Workers

CHEYENNE — Wyoming workers seeking careers in health care received a tremen­dous boost as the result of a federal grant awarded to the Depart­ment of Workforce Services (DWS) worth nearly $5 million.

The grant, which was awarded through a com­pet­i­tive process, was announced by U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on Wednesday. It will allow training of 1,410 Wyoming workers over the next four years in occu­pa­tions such as Reg­is­tered Nurse, Medical Records Tech­ni­cian, Health Infor­ma­tion Tech­ni­cian and Dental Assistant.

DWS is col­lab­o­rat­ing with two other lead partners: Central Wyoming College (CWC) and CLIMB Wyoming. Several health care employers and other edu­ca­tional insti­tu­tions are also providing services.

“We’re thrilled to be able to offer this training in col­lab­o­ra­tion with an out­stand­ing group of employer partners, as well as Central Wyoming College and CLIMB Wyoming,” DWS Director Joan Evans said. “This training will provide exciting oppor­tu­ni­ties for Wyoming workers in emerging health care occupations.”

Lynne McAuliffe, Dean of Workforce and Community Education at CWC, said the timing of the grant announce­ment is ideal. “It’s very timely in that we will begin con­struc­tion on our new Allied Health and Science Center in May, and this grant will allow us a rapid expansion of our allied health offerings, which will help ease our shortage of skilled health care workers for the state of Wyoming,” she said.

CLIMB Wyoming is a non-profit orga­ni­za­tion that has helped more than 1,300 women enter higher-paying careers.

“We are honored that Workforce Services found our case com­pelling enough to support us with this money, which will go directly to help improve the lives of families across Wyoming,” said Ray Fleming Dinneen, Founder and Executive Director of CLIMB.

Employer partners in the grant include Casper Community Health Center, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, Campbell County Memorial Hospital, St. John’s Hospital in Jackson, Hot Springs County Hospital, Lander Medical Center, Riverton Memorial Hospital, and Help for Health Hospice. Other education partners are the Uni­ver­sity of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, Fremont County Board of Higher Education Services and Laramie County Community College.

Training will target low-income single mothers with children at home, Native Americans, veterans and eligible spouses, unem­ployed workers, low-skilled workers, and those requiring training/education to advance into the health care field.

The grant total of $4,924,221 is through the federal H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant program. Program partners have pledged at least $1,739,200 in addi­tional resources.

Nation­wide, 43 grants totaling more than $183 million were awarded to orga­ni­za­tions in 28 states.

• Posted on February 24, 2012
• CLIMB  |  

One Percent Foundation Gives $12,000 to CLIMB Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY – Following a thorough appli­ca­tion and interview process, CLIMB Wyoming is proud to announce that it was the recipient of a $12,000.01 gift from the One Percent Foundation.

The One Percent Foun­da­tion (OPF) is a nation­wide non-profit orga­ni­za­tion dedicated to address­ing per­sis­tent global chal­lenges by building a broad-based movement for next gen­er­a­tion phil­an­thropy. Don Wood of Cheyenne was the OPF member who nominated CLIMB Wyoming for the award.

CLIMB Wyoming trains and places single mothers in higher paying jobs. The orga­ni­za­tion operates six sites across Wyoming that reach out to women in 12 counties. The program has served more than 1,300 women, training and placing graduates in a variety of fields ranging from office admin­is­tra­tion and health care to welding and short haul trucking.

“We believe that phil­an­thropy should not be driven by income or age, but by the power of col­lec­tive action to create lasting change,” OPF states on its website. “Through our active par­tic­i­pa­tion, we are committed to spur inno­va­tion in phil­an­thropy, the non-profit sector, and the problems they aim to solve.”

CLIMB Wyoming was rec­og­nized this year during OPF’s emphasis on orga­ni­za­tions helping those in poverty.

As for the amount of the award, Wood says that the orga­ni­za­tion adds an addi­tional one cent to the grant to recognize the foundation’s com­mit­ment of giving that extra one percent.

For more infor­ma­tion about CLIMB Wyoming or to learn about giving oppor­tu­ni­ties, visit climbwyoming.org or call 307.778.4126.

To learn more about the One Percent Foun­da­tion, visit onepercentfoundation.org.

• Posted on January 3, 2012
• CLIMB  |  

2011 Old Bills Fun Run — More donors giving to CLIMB than ever before!

Thank you to everyone who supported CLIMB Wyoming through Old Bill’s Fun Run.  This annual event is a crucial component in reaching CLIMB’s annual funding needs.  We are truly grateful.

Thank You!

• Posted on November 29, 2011
• CLIMB, Teton Area  |