Natrona Collective Health Trust

06/13/2026

At today’s Wyoming Healthcare Policy Summit, legislators, hospital leaders, providers, and gubernatorial candidates spent the day in the same room – working through the same hard questions about rural hospital survival, workforce shortages, coverage gaps, and what it actually takes to keep Wyoming’s next generation here.

Beth Worthen opened the day with a keynote that cut to the core of it: these aren’t separate problems. They’re one problem, and it requires connected thinking.

We’re glad this summit happened and that Beth was in the room. We’ll be watching what comes next.

At a healthcare summit in Laramie on Friday, one health official said six Wyoming hospitals are at risk of closure. Natrona Collective Health Trust CEO…

06/12/2026

If you're wondering why it's been extra quiet over here the last few days, it's because half our team was in Baltimore at the Grantmakers In Health Conference! From learning and connecting to presenting on our Youth Takeover Week (excellent job, Leanne!!), it's a week we look forward to every year because of how much we're able to bring back to our community.

06/12/2026

A lovely evening with lovely company. And a perfect opportunity to remind you all that voting in the primary AND the November election are great ways to keep our community healthy and thriving!

06/05/2026

Most people assume our $17 million annual budget means $17 million available for grants. It doesn't work that way — and we think you deserve to know exactly why.

This is post 2 in our "Show your work" series.

Our annual budget is $17 million. But not all of it is available for grants. Here's exactly where the money goes and why it works the way it does.

06/04/2026

Congratulations to Kristy Oster, our Director of Community Engagement, on being accepted into the Leadership Wyoming Class of 2027.

Leadership Wyoming is a nine-month program that brings together about 40 leaders from across the state. Each month, the class travels to a different Wyoming community to learn about local industries, challenges, and opportunities. Kristy will join a cohort that includes our board member Conrrado Saldivar, Tech Services Manager at Natrona County Library.

We are proud to have The Trust represented in this class.

https://leadershipwyoming.org/-class-of-2027

06/01/2026

We've heard it in our research and from community members directly: getting around is getting in the way of getting care and jobs. Casper Area Transit is analyzing its routes and schedule and is asking riders and residents to share what's working and what isn't. The survey closes June 7. Share your feedback at https://fp.mysocialpinpoint.com/casper-area-transit/survey

Give your input on public transit! 🚌

Casper Area Transit is asking for community feedback to help shape future routes and schedules through a new survey and upcoming open house.

🗓️ Survey open till June 7th

Learn More Here: www.CasperAreaMPO.org

05/29/2026

A lot of people in Natrona County have opinions about the Trust. Some of them are right. A lot of them are wrong. That's on us.

It's time to show our work.

We manage $308 million in community assets and make funding decisions that affect nearly 100 organizations. We've heard the questions: Where does the money go? How do you decide who gets funded? Is this political?

Those are fair questions. So we wrote the answers down.

Today we're launching "Show your work," a 7-part blog series where we explain how the Trust operates, how we make decisions, and why the community deserves more than our word for it.

First post is live at collectivehealthtrust.org/show-your-work

Show Your Work is a 7-part series from the Health Trust on how we operate, how we make decisions, and why we think the community deserves more than our word for it. For years, the Trust operated with a simple philosophy: do good work, and the community will notice. It […]

05/28/2026

Tuesday night, Casper showed up.

So many of you joined us for our community listening session, and we heard what's on your minds: what's getting in the way, what you wish was different, and what you hope for your families and neighbors.

This is exactly why we do this work. What you shared will directly inform our direction for the next five years.

If you couldn't make it in person, you can still weigh in: surveymonkey.com/r/NBK8ZWT

05/22/2026

We had such an amazing time this week at the Wyoming Nonprofit Conference gathering with non-profits from all over Wyoming to learn, celebrate, connect, and grow! We are so grateful for the work the Wyoming Nonprofit Network does to bolster the success of our state's NPs and all the families and individuals they serve.

There's A LOT that goes into building a thriving community. A thriving STATE. So many of the folks at the Wyoming Nonprofit Network are near and dear to what we do at Wyoming Out Loud.

So many of the state's Nonprofits rely on the good will of the community and the vibes we capture and promote.

Feeling the love on a Wednesday.

It's SO GOOD to see all of our PASSIONATE community builders all together in one (very tight) room.