Wyoming
Support Homeless Teens in Wyoming with the Unaccompanied Students Initiative 5k Fundraiser
Help homeless teens in Wyoming by participating in the Unaccomanied Students Initiative (USI) statewide 5k.
The USI is a 501 c3 non-profit that helps provide a stable home for teens that live in a variety of unsafe, temporary situations including cars, parks, shelters, motels, and couch surfing.
The organization is a support system that allows youth to focus on obtaining their high school diploma or equivalent while teaching life skills, like resume writing, budgeting, goal setting, achievement, and personal advocating so that once they graduate they become productive members of society.
They have three active locations in Casper, Laramie, and Cheyenne. The 5K is being held in all three cities on Saturday, June 29 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
In Casper it will start at Highland Park.
Registration is now open.
Program coordinator Brian Hoose says this is the first year they’ve organized a 5K. It is supposed to be their biggest fundraiser of the year.
“People don’t really think of homeless youth, they think traditional homeless people are on the streets, and you don’t usually see children. They’re kind of a hidden population and this is a way for people to be aware that they are out there” Hoose told K2 Radio News.
USI has put together data with the help of the public school districts to better understand the issue of homeless youth in the Cowboy State:
2% of all Wyoming students enrolled in public school were identified as homeless.
1,703 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the 2017-2018 school year.
4 in 10 extremely poor 6-17 year olds were identified as homeless in Wyoming.
81% of USI graduates had stable housing and a full time job or enrolled in school full time.
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TETON COUNTY, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health recently confirmed two additional cases of measles in Teton County, bringing the statewide total to six cases, with five cases having occurred in Teton County.
A release from the WDH states that one recently-confirmed case is an adult with no identified links to the previous three Teton County cases, while the other case is also an adult, who had direct exposure to a previously identified case.
“This underscores the highly contagious nature of the measles virus,” the release states.
According to the release, the public may have been exposed to measles at the following locations and times:
Target Jackson Hole, 510 S Highway 89, Jackson, Wyoming 83001
- July 5, 2026, 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM
- July 6, 2026, 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM
- July 7, 2026, 7:00 AM through 7:00 PM
Smith’s Food and Drug, 1425 South Highway 89, Jackson, Wyoming 83001
- July 8, 2026, 9:00 AM through noon
“Measles is very contagious and can cause serious illness, including pneumonia, encephalitis, hospitalization, and death,” the release states. “Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles infection.”
For more information on measles, including case counts, exposure locations, and guidance on what to do if exposed, visit the Wyoming Department of Health website.
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