April 2025 | By Micaela Myers, University of Wyoming Looking at her life and accomplishments, it’s easy to see how Ray Fleming Dinneen earned the 2025 UWAA Building a Better Wyoming award. Among other things, Dinneen is the founder of Climb Wyoming, a statewide nonprofit that serves low-income single mothers with the goal of discovering […]
[CHEYENNE, WY, April 23, 2025] Climb Wyoming, a statewide nonprofit that helps low-income single moms overcome poverty through free job training and placement, has been named one of the leading programs in the U.S. helping parents and children thrive. Ascend at the Aspen Institute selected Climb to participate in its 2Gen Accelerator Community, a group […]
Wyoming Public Radio | By Hannah Habermann Published May 3, 2024 In downtown Laramie, there’s a blue building with tall windows tucked between two local staples – Front Street Tavern and Lovejoys Bar & Grill. While it might not look like much from the outside, upstairs is the office for an organization that’s had a big […]
By Eric Galatas, Producer Public News Service Monday, March 4, 2024 A Wyoming nonprofit is helping single mothers climb out of poverty by connecting them with the training and support they need to step into and succeed at good-paying jobs. Katie Hogarty, CEO of Climb Wyoming, explained her team taps a wide range of community partners, […]
A Wyoming nonprofit is lifting single mothers out of poverty and into good jobs: Climb Wyoming helps struggling moms land in the workforce through a free 12-week training program Working Nation February 28, 2024 By Victoria Lim “When we dig into the data of families that are most in need across the state, it’s low-income, […]
Climb Wyoming has been featured in the latest episode of “A State of Mind,” a Wyoming PBS documentary series that explores Wyoming’s mental health crisis from different angles. The 30-minute feature, titled “The Climb Out,” shares the story of Megan, a Laramie Climb graduate who came to the program to start a new chapter in […]
Wyoming Public Radio | By Hannah Habermann December 14, 2023 Over the past 37 years, Climb Wyoming has worked to break cycles of generational poverty by supporting single moms throughout the state. The organization’s 12-week programs prepare women for jobs that are tailored to the needs in their own communities. According to the nonprofit’s 2023 Progress Report, Climb Wyoming […]
DECEMBER 6, 2023 Productive Discomfort: A Job Training Program for Single Moms That Centers Mental Health Hannah is 34, has two kids, and lives in Casper, Wyoming, where she was born and raised. Hannah’s been working in construction for 3 years, ever since she graduated from Climb Wyoming’s 12 week job training program, where […]
