Before finding help with CLIMB Wyoming, Robbin felt that her life was simply a huge mess. With a history of debt and addiction, the challenge of being a single mother to a young son, and a lot of bad luck staring her in the face, Robbin’s self-esteem kept her from thinking she could find – let alone deserve – any kind of happiness.

When she was offered the chance to join CLIMB, it changed everything. With the parenting class she was able to take at the program, Robbin learned many of the motherly skills that she needed but simply didn’t know – and it helped her regain the close bond that she needed with her son. She also discovered tools to help her with self-disicipline, self-esteem, and even communicating with the world around her.

“I wish this program could be in every state for every single mother struggling out there,” she said. “There are not enough words to describe the transformation in me except that it started the upward spiral that I am still on.”

With her new-found skills in place, Robbin can now enjoy every day as a certified nursing assistant, and enjoy the new life and the new future she has with her son.

Heather, thank you for helping Robbin and her family – you really made a difference!

A 30-year-old mother of two, Misty’s life had more than its fair share of hard knocks: drug abuse, a jail stint, a failed marriage. With nowhere to turn, she decided to take some advice and try to join the CLIMB Wyoming program.

Finding her voice and her strength in CLIMB, the program turned her life around. With the opportunity to take an amazing job (with a salary to really help get her life back in order), all she needed were workboots for the job – but those proved to be a luxury she simply couldn’t afford.

Now with your help and a new pair of boots, Misty spends her days 200 feet in the air, repairing wind turbines at an electricity plant. “I was intimidated at first but now it’s like I’m one of the guys,” she said. “The whole experience changed my life. The job means I’ve got the chance to start paying for everything myself  without waiting on anyone to support me. It feels really good.”

Thank you Louann for giving Misty this wonderful opportunity!

Alyson felt like her life was going to be one long unhappy journey while she worked for barely minimum wage in the food service industry. All she wanted was to bring some sort of happiness to her daughter and herself, to create a life worth living.

When Alyson recently joined the CLIMB Wyoming program, she saw an opportunity. The training she received as a short-haul truck driver was going to give her the financial security and independence necessary to move forward – but she could not afford the boots that she had to have for the job.

Thanks to you, she now has these boots and she finally has a chance to give her daughter a secure life. “CLIMB gave us independence,” Alyson said.” Now my daughter sees a mom that can be anything and do anything – and she knows that anything is possible for her as well.”

Thank you Dennis – you gave Alyson and her daughter hope for a better life!

A single mother of two kids, Sarah was having a very difficult time trying to make ends meet while she worked a retail job that wasn’t covering her bills.  When she recently joined CLIMB Wyoming, everything changed.

Thanks to job skills training she received, she was able to find a great position as short-haul truck driver that would nearly triple her income. However, she had absolutely no way to afford workboots, which are mandatory for the job. Now that she has these, Sarah can take this position and enjoy this wonderful opportunity in her life.

“My ability to be independent increased greatly. I am able to provide for my children. I like what I do.” Thanks to your efforts, Sarah can now see a future that includes a home of her own that gives her kids their own space to live and grow.

Thank you so much Bill – you really made a difference in Sarah’s life.

A mother of three children, Machelle came to CLIMB Wyoming with little hope: recently divorced, a history of drug use, huge legal problems, a dead-end job. With the help of CLIMB, she is working to turn all of that around to make a better life for herself and her children.

The weekly counseling sessions she is able to take at CLIMB are helping her down the right path. As Machelle said: “I am learning to look at the poor choices I had made in the past. I’m moving away from unhealthy relationships, and dealing with life in a healthy, positive way. Counseling is helping me look into the mirror and start believing in me again.”

Machelle has even allowed herself to now think about a great future, with hopes to get a real estate license, upgrade her living conditions, and even consider the opportunity to take a family vacation. All of this is now possible because of her work with CLIMB Wyoming, and the generous supporters of the program.

With your donation, Mike and Suzanne, Machelle received a full week of the counseling. Nadia, your donation added an additional week of counseling for Machelle. Thanks to all of you, Machelle has the support and care she needs to take on the challenges of life. Thank you so much!