Grant in the Spotlight: Teton Youth and Family Services
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The Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a $250,000 grant to Teton Youth and Family Services, an organization dedicated to serving at-risk youth and their families in Wyoming.
Teton Youth and Family Services programs help meet the needs of those who have experienced abuse, neglect, and traumas of all kinds. In the past two years alone, the organization has supported more than 1,600 children and family members by offering a full spectrum of assistance at its three facilities. Teton Youth and Family Services offers residential treatment and care, wilderness therapy, crisis shelter, family support services, youth skills training, and court diversion programs, all with the goal of helping youth and families maximize potential and build supportive and healthy relationships.
“The Wyss Foundation’s ongoing support, now totaling more than $2 million, has been deeply impactful, enabling us to provide crucial services for children and families at their most vulnerable moments” said Sarah Cavallaro, Executive Director of Teton Youth and Family Services.
“The Wyss Foundation is proud to be a longtime supporter of Teton Youth and Family Services” said Molly McUsic, President of the Wyss Foundation. “By helping at risk youth and families, Teton Youth and Family services is not only transforming the lives of those it serves but also strengthening the community.”
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About the Wyss Foundation – The Wyss Foundation is a private, charitable foundation dedicated to supporting innovative, lasting solutions that improve lives, empower communities, and strengthen connections to the land.
About Teton Youth and Family Services – Teton Youth and Family Services has been serving at risk youth and their families in Wyoming since 1977. The organization operates three entities that are crucial to child welfare in the state: The Van Vleck House, which includes a group home, crisis shelter, juvenile holding facility and court diversion services; Red Top Meadows, which provides residential treatment and wilderness programs for adolescent males; and the Hirschfield Center for Children which provides programs for families and children as well as forensic interviews for children subject to neglect and/or abuse.