social services

Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to arrive by end of month

In an ideal, theoretical world, Rep. John Bear (R-Gillette) says he’d like to see churches take more of a lead on some aspects of state government, like certain mental health and welfare programs.

A recent paper explored the challenges exacerbated by climate change faced by Latino farmworkers in Idaho, which are comparable to the issues faced by such workers across the West.

More than half of the firearms deaths in the U.S. are done by suicide, and Wyoming has the highest number of people who take their own life per capita in the country. Getting help for mental health problems is not easy for firearm owners. And this conference is part of Hlebinsky’s mission to get rid of the stigma gun owners feel about getting help.

The Gillette Service Center recently moved to a larger location that's more centrally, which has allowed easier access for those needing assistance to come by. The effects of the pandemic, inflation, and other economic factors have played a role in the increased need as have the fluctuations in the local energy-driven economy.