the Real faces of hunger

What does hunger look like?
It's difficult for many people to understand how prevalent hunger is - especially in what seems to be a good economy.
Casper is one of the fastest growing "metropolitan" areas in the country. Still, hunger is a prevalent issue for 3,000 kids right here in Natrona County. And while there are already some strong hunger relief organizations, there are gaps to be filled.
Gaps in areas like food access, good healthy food accessibility, and even with the amount of hours that food pantries are open.

Wyoming Food for Thought Project exists to address the holes in the hunger safety net. We're delivering 1,800 meals to hungry kids on an average weekend.

We're expanding the number and frequency of farmers markets in our community.

We're building community gardens, and giving out free seeds to people who want to grow their own food.

And more.

Check out this photographic exposition on hunger in America. Because it is right here in our back yard - but together, we CAN make a difference.

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Inch by inch and row by row...

CASPER – This Saturday, the small gravel area under the swing-set at Dallason Park will be transformed. Youth volunteers from the Church of Christ Youth Group will help Wyoming Food for Thought Project, in partnership with Keep Casper Beautiful and the City of Casper Parks Department, transform a little-used part of Dallason Park into a future community garden. The service project takes place from 2pm – 5 pm at Dallason Park, located at Melrose and Burlington Streets.

“We thought that Dallason Park was an ideal place for this project and are proud to be working with Wyoming Food for Thought,” stated Parks division superintendent Dan Coryell.

“Community gardens are a great way to use community spaces and can be a very beautiful addition to green spaces,” stated Keep Casper Beautiful volunteer coordinator Beth Andress.  “Flowers are not the only way to beautify an area-- Wyoming Food for Thought’s edible garden will be a beautiful addition to Dallason Park,” continued Andress.

“One of the biggest concepts we’re working to forward is the idea of locally grown food for everyone in our community. We’re excited to have the City of Casper on our team and hope this project can be the first of many,” explained Jamie Purcell, Executive Director for Wyoming Food for Thought Project.

Wyoming Food for Thought Project is a locally run community non-profit organization working to forward the idea of equitable food access for everyone. This garden concept is based off the “Food is Free” program in Austin, Texas, which forwards the idea that food can be grown for everyone in places like front yards, planter boxes, and community park areas.

To find out more about this or other programs of the Wyoming Food for Thought Project visit www.wyfftp.org or call 307-337-1703.