Ashley and Hannah Drive the Construction Industry Forward “I was raised by a single mom,” says Ian Alvstad, who works for 71 Construction, a Casper-based company that hires Climb graduates. “Things were tough when I was growing up, and I know first-hand that single moms are such hard workers; all they need is a chance to […]
Anna’s Career in Banking Inspires Other Women to Excel “Before Climb, I was very meek and passive,” says Anna, a 2018 graduate of Climb’s Office Careers training in the Teton Area. “My marriage had been abusive mentally and physically, so I wasn’t coming to Climb in a very assertive way.” Anna was unemployed when she […]
Almost Two Decades After Climb, Diane’s Career Keeps Paying Off “If there’s one thing that I’m most proud of teaching my four sons, it’s to work hard,” says Diane, who graduated from Climb’s Commercial Driving training in the Sweetwater Area almost 20 years ago. “If you stick with things even when they’re hard, the payoff […]
Living as a single parent can be isolating, and peer support is often out of reach for families in poverty. For Heather, it was eye-opening to walk into a room full of other single moms on her first day of Climb’s Intro to Skilled Trades training in Cheyenne last year. Climb designed this first-of-its-kind training […]
For almost 40 years, Climb has focused on the intersection of employment and mental health because this psychologically informed approach leads to transformational outcomes. Climb’s Mental Health Providers work every day with moms to develop powerful tools for on-the-job success. How do you help Climb participants make the connection between mental health and employment success? […]
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(Above): Alysha during a check-in with ATBS’s Doug Roehrkasse and (below) speaking at Climb’s commencement. A service provider for the trucking industry finds the perfect employee to help drivers succeed in finance and business. When Alysha left her job at a truck stop off I-80 near Laramie to start the Climb program, she never imagined […]
(Above): Nicole at her Climb training eight years ago holding up a sign that says, “I am becoming a person who is less insecure about my past and more of an inspiration to my children.” (Below): Today, her oldest daughter is in high school. After seeing her mom earn a degree in psychology and become […]
At Climb Wyoming, we know that successful moms aren’t the ones who never struggle…they’re the ones who never give up. This Mother’s Day, give moms the opportunity to start new and hopeful chapters in their families’ lives. Double your impact with our Mother’s Day match! Honor your mom, or someone whose story has impacted you, […]
