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Promising Practices - Wyoming
Wyoming – To support Hunger Awareness Day on June 7, 2005, the
State partnered with Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies and Cent$ible
Nutrition, the State’s Nutrition Education provider, to provide a
learning experience for social services program staff, public health
staff, community and faith-based organizations, and community members.
The attendees were given phony paper money to purchase a $1.50 lunch, to
demonstrate the challenge of purchasing a healthy diet on a very limited
budget. Although attendance was limited to less than 100 people, the
event received media exposure on a local television morning news show
where the objectives of the event were discussed as raising awareness of
the existence of hunger in Wyoming and demonstrating the nutrition
benefits of the Food Stamp Program. For more information, contact: Alice
Sullivan, Cent$ible Nutrition, Hathaway Building – Room 347, 2300
Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, 307-777-6076,
asullivan@state.wy.us.
Wyoming – The Department of Family Services staff were active
participants in the 2005 Immigrant Access Forum held in Casper, Wyoming
on July 21, 2005. There were many breakout sessions on various topics
including TANF, Racial and Ethic Health Disparities, Limited English
Proficiency (LEP), Food Assistance, Housing, Breaking Down Cultural
Barriers, Helping Hands Across Wyoming: Grassroots Initiative, and
Immigration Access to Federal Programs. 138 registered participants
attended the event. The event was a successful outreach event in that it
brought the issue of immigration to the forefront for the State of
Wyoming and initiated discussions on increasing access and conducting
outreach targeted to immigrants. The local television news station
filmed portions of the event, interviewed speakers such as the Consul
General of Denver’s Mexican Consulate, and aired it as their lead story
on the evening news. For more information, contact: J. Terry Williams,
Administrator, Economic Assistance Division, Department of Family
Services, 2300 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82002, 307-777-5357,
twilli@state.wy.us.
Last modified:
04/30/2009
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