JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Hunger Initiative will be awarding over $150,000 to hunger relief organizations across the state, and three of the recipients serve the Jackson area.
This is the seventh grant cycle since Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon launched the Initiative in 2019. The First Lady’s office announced in a statement that 47 organizations will split $152,891 in infrastructure grants with the goal of supporting longevity and long-term, sustainable solutions to food insecurity. Each organization will receive up to $5,000.
Three nonprofits from Jackson have been awarded grant money: Good Samaritan Mission, Hole Food Rescue and One22 Resource Center. Other regional recipients include the Afton Food Pantry in Lincoln County and five organizations in Fremont County, which includes most of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
“The mission of Wyoming Hunger Initative is to support the existing work of anti-hunger organizations across the state,” Gordon said in the press release. “It’s important to us that we allocate resources where they will have the greatest impact, as quickly as possible.”
Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, estimates around 90,000 Wyoming residents are facing food insecurity, which occurs when a household cannot access a sufficient amount of food due to lack of money or other resources.
According to the statement, funding for the grants comes from private donations and the Wyoming Hunger Initiative Hunger Champions Circle — a team of “dedicated ambassadors who serve as catalysts in the ongoing mission to end food insecurity in Wyoming.”
