Department of Family Services

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program in Wyoming stopped accepting new applications on Nov. 11 as the program runs out of federal funding.

The Homeowners Assistance Fund, which launched on May 2, has since allocated $2.69 million to mostly pay homeowner's mortgages.

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program has distributed over $30 million in aid to 7,158 renters, but a separate part of that program has only given 233 people housing from 1,231 letters that can be used to secure a place to live.

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program in Wyoming has distributed just over $26 million to renters in Wyoming since the program began last April.

The House Stability Service is looking for more businesses to help them provide coverage to more older adults.

The Wyoming Department of Family Services released some details on how they plan to use federal funds to address issues with their child care services.

Applicants will need to meet income-based eligibility criteria and prove their housing instability related to the pandemic.

The Wyoming Department of Family Services announced on Thursday that funds provided by the CARES Act, as part of the Wyoming Child Care Relief Program, have been expended and that the program is now closed.

All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The case began in late February after the Wyoming Department of Family Services reported the allegations.