Shannon Broderick/Boomerang photographer By EVE NEWMAN Laramie Boomerang As Morgan Thrasher considered a new career in the HVAC industry this fall, she found herself drawing on her background in cosmetology. “It’s actually pretty similar to this field, which sounds pretty crazy,” she said. “But the more I think about it, the more I can relate.” […]
By Becky Orr Wyoming Tribune Eagle Tuesday, September 27, 2016 CHEYENNE – Kevin Concannon had heard great things about Climb Wyoming. On Monday, he decided to find out for himself and visited the Cheyenne program’s office. Concannon is the undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services for the United States Department of Agriculture. He […]
CLIMB to the top Businesses hire moms with right skills By THADDEUS MAST Vanessa Masters has a car, house and a steady job — none of which she had six months ago — thanks to a Laramie organization that helped her help herself. When single mothers like Masters can’t find steady work and need help […]
Our most recent commencement in Laramie was featured in the Laramie Boomerang with a great story by reporter Eve Newman. Folks across Wyoming and beyond were able to celebrate with our graduates thanks to the Associated Press who picked up the story!
(The following story is reposted with permission from WyoFile. Photograph provided by Lindsay Linton.) In honor of Mother’s Day, WyoFile focuses this month’s profile on a woman who has offered an incredible service to help Wyoming women, specifically moms. Turns out, her mother is her mentor, and it’s their philosophy to help those who struggle […]
CASPER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 03, 2012 | BY MAKAYLA MOORE Link to story online: http://casperjournal.com/news/article_863073da-8c0b-51fd-b002-fb9c63b8e7ac.html More than 25 years ago, Dr. Ray Fleming Dinneen saw a need in Wyoming for higher paying jobs for single mothers. She created Climb Wyoming, which has recently garnered national attention. “I witnessed single mothers who were determined to make a […]
CASPER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 03, 2012 | BY MAKAYLA MOORE Donelle Beard is a single mother of three children. The day she got the call and learned she was accepted into the Climb Wyoming program was among the happiest of her life. “That phone rang and Leah [Janssen-Governanti] said ‘Congrats, you’re in.’ I told her,‘Don’t […]
