Cheyenne February News

Free Community Tax Preparation Service

Free tax preparation for those who qualify and information on the Earned Income Tax Credit is available at the Laramie County Community College at 1400 E College Drive, Training Room #103.  This service is available through April 14 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-7:30 pm and Saturdays from 9-11:30 am.

Get Mugged fro Human Rights

The Triumph High School students Z Club are inviting all WYFHOP families and friends to come to this educational forum on March 22 from 5:30 to 8 pm. This is a chance to inform potential families about WYFHOP and recruit mentor families. Free appetizers will be served. We are grateful that the students voted that this years charity benefit will be WYFHOP.

Mentor Training

On January 29, Gina, Megan and Sarah (three of our homeowner families) met Marilyn Patton and Terry to plan mentoring services for our Cheyenne families. A survey of our Cheyenne families is being completed first to gather the intersts and activites that the mentors will focus in monthly contacts and bi-monthly get togethers. The first get-together for all mentor and WYFHOP families is planned for Sunday, March 18 from 2-4 in the Sunflower Room, 3rd Floor of the Laramie County Public Library. A seconf early summer picnic is being planned for May. (More information to follow.)

Board Drafts three year Budget

The WYFHOP Board, to better plan our future, is preparing a three year budget for 2012-2014. This planning is essential to grow the program, achieve our goal of an average of 10 new homeowner families each year and also focus on sustainability for WYFHOP.  The next bi-monthly Board Meeting is scheduled for March 9 from 12:30 to 1:30 in the conference room of Wyoming State Bank at 1525 Pershing. (The agenda will be posted on this website at the beginning of March with the approval of our Board Secretary, Mr Jack Sapp. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.

Applications being Updated

With the assistance of Gina Salazar, Board Member, we are updating the WYFHOP application for 2012. This application will be posted on the website and used to recruit the 2012 Cheyenne class which begins in April. The application will guide families towards the traditional home ownership or the Creekside development which is scheduled for initial construction later this summer

Questions?

Please call Terry at 307.287.0540 or email at: wyfhop@bresnan.net.

---

Laramie January Newsletter

The second semester of WYFHOP financial preparedness classes start this Tuesday in Laramie at First United methodist Church for our four newest families. Mary Spitler and Esther McGann will again by our primary instructors. Questions, please call Terry.

---