Wyoming financial assistance directory
Low-Income Help and Resources in Wyoming
Wyoming households may be able to get help with food, heating costs, healthcare, child care, cash assistance, employment, housing, and other basic needs. Many programs are handled through the Wyoming Department of Family Services, while healthcare, housing, workforce, aging, legal, and crisis services use separate state and local systems.
Money Fit serves Wyoming residents statewide. If debt or monthly payments are also part of the problem, call 800-432-0310 or start a confidential debt review.
Where to start
Wyoming does not use one portal for every benefit. SNAP, POWER cash assistance, child care assistance, LIEAP, Medicaid, housing, and workforce programs each have their own application or local-office route.
Food, cash, child care, or heating help
The Wyoming Department of Family Services administers SNAP, POWER cash assistance, Child Care Assistance, LIEAP, weatherization, and other family-support programs through statewide and local offices.
Find nearby help statewide
Wyoming 211 connects residents with local food, housing, utility, transportation, healthcare, and other community resources. Live resource specialists are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Healthcare coverage
Wyoming Medicaid and Kid Care CHIP applications are handled through the Wyoming Department of Health. People who do not qualify may also review Marketplace coverage through HealthCare.gov.
County and Tribal routing matters in Wyoming. SNAP, POWER, child care, adult protective services, housing authorities, senior services, and other programs may require contact with the office or provider serving the household's county or Tribal community.
Food assistance
SNAP provides ongoing grocery help for eligible households. WIC supports eligible pregnant and postpartum participants, infants, and children under age five. For food needed sooner, Food Bank of Wyoming and Wyoming 211 can help locate local distributions and pantries.
Wyoming SNAP
SNAP provides monthly benefits that help eligible low-income households buy food. Applications can be obtained online or through a local Department of Family Services office, which completes the eligibility interview and case processing.
Wyoming WIC
WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals for eligible pregnant and postpartum participants, infants, and children under age five. Local WIC clinics complete enrollment.
Wyoming Department of Health: 307-777-7656
Food Bank of Wyoming and local pantries
Food Bank of Wyoming works through Hunger Relief Partners, mobile pantries, and other programs across the state. Its online food finder can locate free food distributions by address, city, or ZIP code. Wyoming 211 can also connect residents with nearby food resources.
SNAP work rules are broader than they were in earlier years. Wyoming's current policy applies the ABAWD time limit to certain able-bodied adults ages 18 through 64 who live in a household without a dependent under age 14. Unless an exemption applies, affected adults generally need 80 hours per month of qualifying work or an approved work-program activity. Wyoming's next SNAP income and allotment table takes effect October 1, 2026.
Housing, rent, and utility help
Wyoming housing help is spread across the Wyoming Community Development Authority, local housing authorities, Department of Family Services energy programs, Wyoming 211, and local nonprofit providers. Availability and waiting lists can differ by community.
Wyoming Community Development Authority rental directory
WCDA maintains a statewide directory of affordable rental housing, including low-income, senior, and special-needs properties. Contact each property directly for current rents, income restrictions, accessibility, openings, and waiting-list status.
WCDA: 307-265-0603
Wyoming LIEAP
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program helps eligible Wyoming households with part of their winter heating costs. For the 2026-27 season, seasonal and crisis applications are accepted from October 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, subject to program rules and available funding.
Wyoming Weatherization Assistance Program
Weatherization can help eligible households improve home energy efficiency through measures such as insulation, air sealing, and health and safety work. Applications are accepted year-round. LIEAP approval can trigger consideration for weatherization, but does not guarantee service.
Local public housing authorities
Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs are administered locally. Waiting lists, application periods, preferences, and service areas differ by housing authority, so applicants should contact the agency serving their community directly.
HUD public housing help: 800-955-2232
Wyoming 211
Wyoming 211 can identify emergency shelter, transitional housing, homelessness-prevention programs, utility help, and other local housing resources. Live resource specialists are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with online search available outside those hours.
Call: 211 or 888-425-7138
Legal Aid of Wyoming
Legal Aid of Wyoming provides free civil legal services to eligible low-income residents. Housing matters can include eviction, landlord problems, repairs, security deposits, fair housing, subsidized housing, and mobile-home issues.
Legal Aid hotline: 877-432-9955, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Older pandemic-era housing programs are closed. Wyoming's Emergency Rental Assistance Program stopped accepting new applications in 2022 and made its final rental and utility payments in 2023. The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund stopped accepting applications on October 31, 2024. Current renters and homeowners should use WCDA, local housing authorities, Wyoming 211, LIEAP, Legal Aid of Wyoming, and other active local resources instead.
Healthcare coverage and clinics
Wyoming Medicaid and Kid Care CHIP are administered by the Wyoming Department of Health. Wyoming uses HealthCare.gov for Marketplace coverage, while federally supported health centers provide care for insured and uninsured patients.
Wyoming Medicaid
Wyoming Medicaid provides health coverage for eligible residents based on income, age, disability, pregnancy, household circumstances, and program category. Applications can be submitted online, by phone, by mail, or with help from the Wyoming Department of Health.
Apply by phone: 855-294-2127
Kid Care CHIP
Kid Care CHIP provides health coverage for eligible children whose household income is too high for Medicaid but still falls within CHIP rules. Wyoming uses the same state application route for Medicaid and Kid Care CHIP.
HealthCare.gov
Wyoming uses the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Residents who do not qualify for Medicaid or Kid Care CHIP may be able to compare private plans and receive financial help depending on household income and federal rules.
Community health centers
Federally supported health centers provide primary care and may offer dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, substance-use treatment, and other services. Health centers serve insured and uninsured patients and use sliding-fee programs based on income and family size.
Wyoming is not subject to the new federal Medicaid community-engagement requirement. The Wyoming Department of Health says the work-requirement provisions beginning in 2027 do not apply to Wyoming. Separate federal changes do affect some Medicaid eligibility rules, including immigration-related changes beginning October 1, 2026 and a two-month limit on retroactive coverage beginning January 1, 2027.
Child care, family, and cash assistance
Wyoming's Department of Family Services administers Child Care Assistance and POWER cash assistance. Local providers handle Head Start and Early Head Start enrollment.
Wyoming Child Care Assistance
The Child Care Subsidy Program helps eligible low-income families pay part of child care costs while parents or caretakers work, look for work, attend approved education, or participate in training. Applications are submitted through ECARES, and the local DFS office makes the eligibility determination.
POWER cash assistance
Wyoming's TANF cash-assistance program is called Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities, or POWER. POWER Work supports eligible families with employment and stability needs, while POWER Caretaker Relative serves qualifying relatives caring for children whose parents are not in the home.
DFS: 800-457-3659 or 307-777-7564
SUN Bucks
Wyoming participates in SUN Bucks, the summer electronic benefit program for eligible school-age children. Eligibility can be automatic for some children, while other households may need to apply depending on school meal participation and income.
Head Start and Early Head Start
Head Start programs provide early learning, health, nutrition, and family support for eligible young children and families. Local programs determine eligibility, openings, and waiting-list status.
Locator help: 866-763-6481
Child Care Assistance financial criteria changed April 1, 2026. Wyoming DFS publishes a current financial-criteria chart and requires both financial eligibility and an approved activity. Families should use the current ECARES and DFS guidance rather than older income tables.
Work, legal help, and essential services
Job loss, a legal problem, or loss of affordable phone service can quickly affect housing, transportation, healthcare, and the rest of the household budget.
Wyoming unemployment insurance
Eligible workers who become fully or partially unemployed through no fault of their own may qualify for temporary unemployment benefits. Claims can be filed online through the Wyoming Unemployment Insurance portal.
Claims Center: 307-473-3789
Wyoming Workforce Centers
Wyoming has 18 Workforce Centers offering no-cost job-search assistance, resume help, career guidance, training information, veterans services, and connections to employers and HireWYO.
Legal Aid of Wyoming
Legal Aid of Wyoming is a statewide nonprofit law firm that assists eligible low-income residents with civil legal issues, including housing, public benefits, debt collection, garnishment, bankruptcy, family law, and consumer matters.
Hotline: 877-432-9955, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Federal Lifeline benefit
Lifeline may reduce the monthly cost of qualifying phone or broadband service. Eligibility can be based on household income or participation in certain public benefit programs.
Lifeline Support Center: 800-234-9473
Older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers
Wyoming's Aging Division coordinates county-based senior services, caregiver support, nutrition programs, home services, and other community-living resources. Adult Protective Services is handled through the Department of Family Services.
Wyoming Aging Division
The Aging Division connects older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers with services available by county, including nutrition, transportation, supportive services, caregiver support, home services, wellness programs, and long-term-care information.
Aging Division: 800-442-2766 or 307-777-7995
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Wyoming's caregiver program supports eligible family caregivers with information, counseling, training, access assistance, respite, and related services. Availability is coordinated through local senior-service providers and the Aging Division.
Adult Protective Services
Wyoming Adult Protective Services responds to suspected abuse, neglect, abandonment, exploitation, intimidation, and self-neglect involving vulnerable adults age 18 or older. Reports should be made to the local DFS office or law enforcement. An on-call DFS caseworker is available 24 hours a day.
Crisis, safety, and disaster resources
If someone is in immediate danger, has a life-threatening medical emergency, or cannot stay safe, call 911.
Wyoming 988 Lifeline
Call, text, or chat 988 for free, confidential support involving suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, mental health concerns, or substance-use concerns. The Wyoming Department of Health states that 988 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call or text: 988
Wyoming survivor advocacy programs
The Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault maintains information about advocacy programs serving communities across the state. Local programs can help with safety planning, shelter, advocacy, and other services. The Coalition itself is not a direct emergency shelter provider.
Coalition: 844-264-8080
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
Wyoming 211
Wyoming 211 can connect residents with food, housing, utilities, transportation, health, disaster, and other community resources. Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the online resource search remains available outside those hours.
Call: 211 or 888-425-7138
Text: ZIP code to 898211
Wyoming Department of Homeland Security
Wyoming Homeland Security coordinates statewide preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. For a current disaster, use state and local emergency-management information first, then confirm whether FEMA or another agency has opened household assistance for the affected area.
State contact: 307-777-4900
FEMA Disaster Assistance
FEMA Individual Assistance is available only after a qualifying federal disaster declaration and only for designated areas, eligible losses, and current application periods. Do not assume a wildfire, flood, winter storm, or other event automatically opens FEMA household assistance.
FEMA Helpline: 800-621-3362
Review the household budget and unsecured debt together
Public assistance can help with basic expenses while credit cards, medical bills, collections, personal loans, payday loans, or other unsecured debts continue affecting the household budget. Money Fit nonprofit credit counseling can help Wyoming residents review income, expenses, debts, and possible options.
A debt management plan may organize eligible unsecured debt into one monthly payment to Money Fit, which then sends payments to participating creditors. A DMP is not a new loan or debt settlement. Creditor participation, concessions, account treatment, fees, and payment changes can vary.
Money Fit does not provide cash assistance, food benefits, rent assistance, utility benefits, government benefits, or emergency grants. The counseling form below is for help reviewing debt and monthly payments.
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