Emergency Funding

Hunger relief organizations are grappling with high customer demand and dwindling supply. The Food Bank of Wyoming is trying to raise awareness around this issue.

SNAP recipients will only receive their regular issuances beginning in May after two years of expanded benefits due to the pandemic. The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) is working with local communities to publicize their other assistance programs, which include rental, food, and childcare subsidies for those who qualify.

A legislative committee is brainstorming ideas for how to protect communities from emergency infrastructure failures, like the recent irrigation tunnel…