As post-pandemic resources dry out, many families wonder how to make ends meet. An event this Saturday is hoping it can help out. Laramie County School District 1 and the Cheyenne Landlord’s Association are holding a resource fair on Saturday. The goal is to help the community grapple with some upcoming occurrences, including ending pandemic resources over the next three months, leaving many families unable to face food, rent and mortgage inflation head-on.
By Brendan LaChance on February 22, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. Wyoming 2-1-1, which works to connect people with essential health and human services in the state, saw a 285% increase in rental assistance requests and a 95% increase in utility assistance requests in 2020, according to a report from the governor’s office.
“This spike in demand has further increased in 2021, with requests received by 2-1-1 in the first six weeks of 2021 amounting to more than double the six-week average of requests received in 2020,” the report adds.
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Emily Soli, special counsel and senior policy advisory to Governor Mark Gordon, said on Monday that families continue to be at-risk when it comes to making rent payments and landlords continue to see debt pile up.