Wyoming Families First

Wyoming Families First is a corporate tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2010. The organization focuses on providing comprehensive support and development programs for justice-involved youth, with a particular emphasis on rehabilitation, personal growth, and community engagement. Its mission appears centered on supporting vulnerable adolescents through innovative, arts-based intervention strategies that promote positive youth development and help participants successfully transition into adulthood.

Wyoming Families First has secured multiple federal grant awards from agencies including the Administration on Children Youth and Families and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. These grants primarily support programs targeting court-involved and adjudicated youth, with a holistic approach that integrates creative arts, sexual risk avoidance education, and skill-building interventions. Specifically, their "COLOR (Creating Art, Optimal Health, & Leadership Skills Oriented for Resilience) The Future" project serves underserved youth in Laramie County, focusing on youth at Youth Alternatives and ROP Meadowlark Academy. The organization's grant-funded work emphasizes trauma-informed approaches, using artistic expression as a mechanism for youth to develop social-emotional skills, build resilience, and reduce high-risk behaviors. Their programming consistently aims to create supportive environments that help justice-involved youth develop interpersonal skills, cope with traumatic experiences, and successfully navigate the transition to adulthood through structured, compassionate interventions.