Causes
The Council of Community Services seeks to provide a diverse network of services for those who are in need in our community.
Homeless Shelter
Our Homeless Shelter relies on the generous donations of local individuals and businesses, as well as several small grants. A donation of just 25 dollars a day will provide a homeless individual with a safe and sober environment, warm clean bed, showers, and food.
Community Soup Kitchen
1 in 7 Americans struggles to get enough to eat. Our Soup Kitchen program feeds around 80 community members in Campbell County everyday. In 2018 alone, we served 18,555 meals to the most vulnerable individuals and families, helping to prevent malnutrition and food insecurity in our community.
Food Pantry
Our Food Pantry Program served 1,251 households in Campbell County in 2018. We also provided 340 Thanksgiving meals to families that otherwise would not have had one and provided provided 558 Christmas Baskets to families in 2018 with the help of many community volunteers.
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Transitional Housing
Our Transitional Housing Program is designed to provide strong support, educational opportunities, and case management to families transitioning out of homelessness and into self-sufficiency.
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Supportive Housing for Mentally Ill
Our Permanent Supportive Housing for the Severely Persistently Mentally Ill houses 8 individuals who have a history of chronic homelessness. Most have been living in places unfit for human habitation, with no safety net to help them access necessary medicine and medical services. All of these individuals receive safe, stable, and and supportive housing.
The Greenhouse Group Home
Our Group Home for the Severely Persistently Mentally Ill is a supervised group home living facility for those who have severe mental illness and homelessness. Our group home, also referred to as the “Greenhouse” caters to adults who have been in and out of other programs with very little success.
Low Income Energy Assistance
The Council of Community Services is one of only two nonprofits that provide weatherization services to low-income, vulnerable residents in the state of Wyoming. Our services help the most vulnerable members of our population save money on their energy bills and in turn, take a large burden off already struggling households.
Seconds on the Avenue
Seconds on the Avenue is a community thrift store and emergency closet owned and operated by the Council of Community Services. Our store has many brand name and new items at extremely low prices. We sell women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, as well as furniture, household items, and various other goodies.
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Section 8 Assistance
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.