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Fall grant cycle opens Friday, August 16

The fall grant cycle for Natrona Collective Health Trust will open August 16, 2024, with applications accepted through September 13. This grant cycle will offer multi-year general operating funding to qualifying nonprofits whose work benefits Natrona County residents in the focus areas outlined below. Early childhood development – Building a strong […]

June 1, 2023 Megan Bratton Grantmaking, Youth Mental and Behavioral Health 0

PGM program awards $238k in grants

The Natrona Collective Health Trust announced today that six area nonprofits have been selected as recipients of Participatory Grantmaking (PGM) funds totaling $238,000. The Trust’s PGM program, launched last fall in collaboration with the Natrona County Youth Empowerment Council, aims to empower those closest to the issues by giving them […]

Youth participant writes notes on flip chart

April 20, 2023 Megan Bratton Grantmaking, Youth Mental and Behavioral Health 0

A participant’s perspective on participatory grantmaking

Photo: Janessa Miramontes, PGM participant and Program Committee member Over the past several months, Natrona Collective Health Trust has had the pleasure of working with an engaged and inspiring group of young individuals from the Youth Empowerment Council (YEC) as part of a participatory grantmaking (PGM) process. PGM is a [...]

December 15, 2022 Megan Bratton Grantmaking, Youth Mental and Behavioral Health 0

Youth Empowerment Council to award $240,000 in grants for Natrona Collective Health Trust

Natrona Collective Health Trust has partnered with Casper’s Youth Empowerment Council (YEC) to facilitate a process to award $240,000 to improve the mental well-being of youth in Natrona County. Using a process called Participatory Grantmaking (PGM), YEC members will develop a grant program, grantmaking process, and make funding decisions on […]

November 30, 2022 Megan Bratton Beyond the Check, General, Youth Mental and Behavioral Health 0

NCHT Partners with SIM Team to Create Case Manager Position

The Natrona County Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Team has created a case manager position to support individuals leaving treatment or incarceration as they re-enter the community. This case manager is an employee of Mercer Family Resource Center with funding provided by the Natrona Collective Health Trust. The SIM Team began […]

October 21, 2022 Megan Bratton General, Youth Mental and Behavioral Health 0

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Fact, Not Fate

By Samantha Smith, Senior Director of Programs and Community Engagement At the Health Trust, we work to improve our community by tackling some of the most significant challenges that affect health and wellbeing – like preventing and addressing the harmful effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). What are ACEs? ACEs [...]

September 19, 2022 Megan Bratton General, Youth Mental and Behavioral Health 0

SIM team tackles high-priority mental health and criminal justice issues in Natrona County

By Ray Pacheco, Senior Director of Programs and Community Engagement On December 9, 2021, Policy Research Associates (PRA) convened with stakeholders from around Natrona County for an in-person Sequential Intercept Model mapping workshop. This initiative was led by Banner Wyoming Medical Center with funding from Natrona Collective Health Trust in […]