Community Stories

Almost Home Wyoming was started in 2016 under the umbrella of the Lander Community Foundation as a nonprofit. We obtained our own 501C3 in 2017 and began working with the LCF, especially during the Challenge 4 Charities, to build AHW into an active force against homelessness. The matched funds we receive every year make it possible to continue our mission. Almost Home Wyoming’s footprint in the community has grown more than we ever thought possible because of our relationship with the LCF.

As many in our community know, our library has been struggling for several years. The Lander Library Friends Association has been integral to keeping books on library shelves. It has also helped to keep programs running while supporting extra staff needed to bring Saturday open hours to the community during summer. Without LCF and Challenge for Charities, the support LLFA would be able to give the Lander Library would only be a drop in the bucket—but with their support, we have even grown some of the library offerings.

As Lander Womentum pursued nonprofit status, LCF functioned as our “parent” and allowed us to participate in Challenge for Charities. Challenge for Charities has broadened our exposure to the community so that people know who we are, what we do, and are willing to support us. I think of the work synergy—meaning, that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. LCF is the whole and Lander Womentum is one of the parts. Clearly, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts—for that, the entire Lander Community should be thankful.