Uprising

05/25/2026

Once you know what grooming looks like…
you start noticing.

🚩 The red flags.
🚩 The power imbalance.
🚩 The manipulation disguised as care.

And sometimes… that awareness changes everything. It doesn't always look like the major headlines.

05/18/2026

Sometimes it looks like:

📱 An online conversation
💔 Manipulation disguised as love
🏠 A trusted family member
👥 A classmate’s behavior

Human trafficking doesn’t always look the way people expect.

That’s why prevention matters.

05/11/2026

Some truths change you.

The truth about human trafficking is one of them.

Not the version from movies.
Not the headlines.
Not the stories that feel distant or impossible.

Once you know what trafficking really looks like… you start seeing differently.

This WyoGives on July 15, help Uprising continue opening eyes across Wyoming.

05/08/2026

We’re proud to be a sponsor of NAMI Sheridan Wyoming’s NAMIWalk! 💚

💙 Uprising

Thank you for supporting NAMIWalks Sheridan 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor.

Your contribution helps us continue our mission of providing free mental health education, advocacy, and support throughout our community. We truly appreciate your willingness to be part of this effort.

Join the walk: namiwalks.org/sheridan

Interested in sponsoring the walk? Learn more here: drive.google.com/file/d/1QO2RYd3zjXbtS72v2SotGyd79AQ_ywNm/view

04/14/2026

Youth wellbeing and safety is our top priority. We are excited to see conversations like this happening in our communities. Our director, Terri Markham, will be on the panel at this event, please share!

What are youth in our community really facing right now?

Join us for an important conversation centered on connection before crisis, because the best support starts before things reach a breaking point.

🧠 Connection Before Crisis: Supporting Our Youth
📅 May 5
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Sheridan Fulmer Public Library – Inner Circle

Hear directly from Sheridan High School staff, Jessica Pickett and Lynette Barnes, as they share what they’re seeing and hearing from students right now, followed by a panel of local experts working across youth mental health, safety, and prevention.

This is a space for our community to come together, learn, and talk about how we can better support our youth—together.

✔️ Panel + Q&A
✔️ Real, local insights
✔️ Free children’s activities + pizza (with teen supervision)

Whether you’re a parent, provider, educator, or community member—your voice matters in this conversation.

📩 Questions? [email protected]

04/07/2026

It’s Child Abuse Awareness month! If you’ve noticed blue pinwheels around your community, here’s why! You can even make your own!

04/02/2026

We shared this awesome event being put on by one of our own GRIT faculty previously, but we are sharing again because now there is a virtual option! Attend this informative event from anywhere- and please share!

03/24/2026

We’re grateful to Georgia Lodewyk, with The Sheridan Press for taking so much time and care into developing this four-part series on human trafficking in Wyoming. A more informed community, is a safer community! 💙

Terri Markham, executive director of the statewide anti-trafficking organization Uprising, said familial trafficking is difficult to catch. It's also the most common type of trafficking she hears about, and one of her biggest concerns for Wyoming communities.

03/18/2026

Thank you to the Sheridan community, Mayor Bridger, and the City Council for continuing to support Uprising through GPET funds.

Eighteen nonprofit organizations will receive General Purpose Excise Tax funding in fiscal year 2027.

03/13/2026

🚨 GRIT 2026 Registration is Filling Up FAST!🚨

Join professionals from across the region for the Greater Rockies Immersive Training on Exploitation & Trafficking (GRIT).

📍 Billings, Montana
📅 April 20–22, 2026

This is not a lecture conference.

GRIT is immersive, hands-on training designed to help professionals build the confidence and skills needed to respond to trafficking and exploitation cases.

Seats are filling and the hotel room block closes April 7.

Register now:
https://uprisingwyo.regfox.com/2026-grit-conference