Wyoming Food For Thought Project

10/14/2026

💚 Community Wednesday: Empowering Kids in the Kitchen! 🥣👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

We are so excited to share some delicious news! Our community is helping put the tools for healthy, hands-on learning into the hands of local kids. ❤️

We are receiving a donation of 850 kid-friendly cooking kits designed to help children build confidence in the kitchen, learn new skills, and have fun preparing their own food!

Each kit includes:
🥣 A mixing bowl
🍴 Kid-friendly silverware
🧤 Pot holders
🥕 A cutting board
🥄 Measuring cups
🔪 A child-friendly, non-sharp plastic knife

And there’s more! Each kit includes a link to kid-friendly recipes and cooking tutorials from Cen$ible Nutrition, helping kids and families learn how to prepare tasty, nutritious foods together.

These kits are about more than cooking. They're about building confidence, encouraging independence, exploring healthy food choices, and giving kids the opportunity to be part of creating meals for themselves and their families. 🥗✨

A huge THANK YOU to the community partners making this possible! When we give children the tools and knowledge to succeed, we're investing in skills that can last a lifetime.

That's what community is all about! 💚

10/06/2026

💚 **Mission Monday: Nourishing Natrona County** 💚

Today, we brought together local organizations and individuals who are passionate about addressing food insecurity in our community for our first **Nourishing Natrona County** networking meeting!

We believe that when we work together, we can make a bigger impact. This quarterly gathering creates space for collaboration, sharing resources, building partnerships, and finding new ways to support one another in the fight against hunger.

Today's conversation focused on **holiday meal distribution**, bringing partners together to coordinate efforts and help ensure families in our community have food on the table during the holiday season. We also explored exciting plans for the future and new opportunities to strengthen our collective impact! 🦃🍽️

Because no single organization can do it all, but together, we can do so much more. ❤️

Here's to building connections, strengthening partnerships, and creating a more food-secure Natrona County — one conversation at a time!

10/02/2026

🎶 What’s Happening at WYFFTP?🎶

Coming up is a concert for a cause!

❤️ Children Helping Childre is happening October 17th at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, presented through the Casper Music Teachers Association (CMTA).

These aspiring young musicians will be sharing their talents to help other children in our community who are facing food insecurity. All proceeds will benefit Wyoming Food for Thought, helping provide food to children who need it.

🎵 Save the date — October 17th!
Choose the performance time that works best for you:
🕘 9:00 AM
🕥 10:30 AM
🕐 1:00 PM

Learn more about the Casper Music Teachers Association and the event:

Casper Music Teachers Association:

Casper Music Teachers Association is an organization that provides a forum for private studio music teachers to: network with one another, share...

10/01/2026

Join Wyoming Food for Thought Project for Localicious 2026, an evening celebrating the incredible food, people, businesses, and community partnerships

10/01/2026

❤️ **COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY** ❤️

Today we’re giving a big shoutout to **H34 Contractors and Northwest Contractor Supply** for being such consistent supporters of Wyoming Food for Thought Project!

Their continued generosity helps us keep food on the shelves, Weekend Food Bags going out to children, and our School Pantry Initiative growing throughout our community.

We are especially grateful for supporters who continue to show up for our mission year after year. Your generosity provides more than food — it helps us build a stronger, more food-secure community for Wyoming kids and families.

**Thank you, H34 Contractors and Northwest Contractor Supply, for continuing to invest in our mission!** 🥕❤️

We are so grateful to have you in our corner!

09/28/2026

🥕 MISSION MONDAY: Rethinking Food Access in Our Schools

What if food assistance wasn't something families had to wait for?

What if children and families could have consistent access to the staples they need, right where they already are — at school?

That’s the idea behind our **School Pantry Initiative.** ❤️

Our school pantries are breaking the typical model of food assistance by creating ongoing, school-based access to food rather than relying solely on occasional distributions or emergency assistance.

Families can access staples like milk, eggs, bread, meat, fresh produce, meal kits, and shelf-stable foods — helping provide the everyday foods that families need between grocery trips and paychecks.

Last year, we piloted school pantries at **Pineview and Journey**. The response was so positive that we're expanding the program this year into **three additional schools**, bringing us to a total of **five school pantries** in our community.

This isn't just about putting food on shelves.

It's about creating consistent access, reducing barriers, and making sure children and families have the food they need to thrive.

We're excited about what this model can mean for our community — and we're just getting started. 🥕❤️

09/02/2026

A Huge Thanks to The Bayou! 🧡💛 They raised over $2,000 for us over the weekend, and have supported our annual cereal drive every year!

💛Partners like this make our work possible🧡

08/12/2026

💚 **Thank you, HF Sinclair!** 💚

We are incredibly grateful to **HF Sinclair** for their generous **$3,000 donation** to Wyoming Food for Thought Project!

This support will help us provide nutritious food to local children through our **Weekend Food Bag Program**, ensuring kids have access to food when school meals aren't available.

Every contribution makes a difference, and we're so thankful for community partners like HF Sinclair who invest in the health and well-being of local children.

**Thank you, HF Sinclair, for helping us make sure more children have the nourishment they need to learn, grow, and thrive!** 💚

08/11/2026

💚 **A HUGE thank you to the Two Fly Foundation!** 💚

We are incredibly honored and grateful to announce that Wyoming Food for Thought Project has received **$175,000 from the Two Fly Foundation!**

This incredible investment will help strengthen our organization and ensure we can continue providing food and meaningful programs for children and families in our community.

Because of this generosity, we can invest in the future of Wyoming Food for Thought Project—strengthening our programs, improving the quality of food we provide, building financial stability, and creating new opportunities to serve our community.

We are so grateful to the Two Fly Foundation for believing in our mission and investing in the future of local children.

**$175,000 isn't just a number. It's an investment in healthier children, stronger families, and a stronger community.**

Thank you, Two Fly Foundation, for helping us make an even greater impact. 💚