Wyoming Department of Family Services

Back in 2010, Wyoming had 855 licensed daycare centers. But in the last 14 years, 285 of those have shut down. Meanwhile, the need for childcare is on the uptick. Last March, the town of Dubois, population 931, lost its only daycare. Now, some local parents are racing to find a solution.

Wyoming's Emergency Rental Assistance Program has given a lot of money to a lot of families in the last two years. But now that program is ending, having spent all the money it could.

Older adults are more at risk from phone and email scams. They're also increasingly at risk of elder financial abuse.

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 new version of the program, with less restrictive qualifications, is helping DFS dole out the money faster. But it might not be fast enough to keep the federal government from taking back a significant portion and regifting it to other states.

Gov. Mark Gordon responded to criticisms of Wyoming's emergency rental assistance program, arguing in a letter that the Equality State is actually leading the way, and that Congress could do more to help struggling homeowners, renters and the homeless.

The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) has changed the way it funds youth group homes in the hopes of expanding young peoples' access to…

On Monday, Dec. 14, the Joint Appropriations Committee heard Wyoming Department of Family Services' Director Korin Schmidt present her department's plan…

Child care is a massive expense in the best of times, but as the pandemic surges across Wyoming, those costs have grown.The Child Care Relief Program will…

In September, Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) Director Korin Schmidt convened stakeholders in the juvenile justice system to discuss…