Self-Sufficiency Programs

Self-Sufficiency Program

This is a referral-based program for Park County residents participating in intensive case management programs to overcome the barriers to poverty. This program can serve up to 75 eligible Park County residents.

Who can apply for the Program?

1. Licensed Clinical Social workers or Case managers can apply on behalf of their clients. However, clients must actively participate in intensive case management services with the referral partner.
2. The client must be a resident of Park County, Wyoming.
3. The client’s gross household income must be at or below 200% FPL.
4. The client must have documented proof of meeting self-sufficiency goals for ongoing services.

Community Referral Partner Responsibilities 

1. A Community Referral Partner agency meets with the individual/family to provide intensive case management.
2. Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Case Manager complete and submit an online application with YCAN,
3. YCAN reviews the application, verifies for eligibility and approves/denies the request. 
4. Payments are processed from YCAN’s Cheyenne payment center and sent directly to the vendor or landlord.
5. A licensed Clinical Social Worker or Case Manager acts as the point of contact with the applicant and YCAN. In addition, a licensed Clinical Social Worker or Case Manager provides follow-up and case management with the client. 
6. Community Partners may submit ongoing service requests as long as their client actively participates in their case management program and provides documentation of meeting goals created by the customer.

Become a Community Referral Partner 

We provide services to support family stability and economic security in Park or Hot Springs County with access to our Case Management Portal. Community Partners may apply for short-term and long-term assistance on behalf of clients they are case managing. If your organization offers case management to Park or Hot Springs County low-income individuals and families, you can use the form below to become a community partner.

What Community Programs participate in this program?

Park County Court Supervised Treatment Program & Cedar Mountain Center

• YCAN partners with the Park County Court Supervised Treatment Program, which combines substance abuse treatment with immediate consequences for violations and instills life skills that many defendants lack. Participants are required to attend numerous counseling sessions and to become productive members of the community by maintaining full-time employment or enrolling in school full time.

• Participants are to be current on all financial obligations and remain clean and sober. The program lasts a minimum of one year and is a demanding substance abuse treatment regimen that takes a whole-life approach to treatment.

All YCAN services are coordinated directly with the Park County Court Supervised Treatment  Case Manager, the client, and the Yellowstone Country Assistance Network. Client survey data over multiple years shows clients prefer having one case manager at one agency. The partnership reduces the burden of navigating a web of human service agencies.  The goal is for clients to gain or stay employed, discontinue drug/alcohol use, graduate from the program, and transition out of poverty. Clients may be enrolled in the program for up to two years.

Park County Court Supervised Treatment Program & Cedar Mountain Center

(307) 527-1800

Park County Court Supervised Treatment Program

Cody Regional Behavioral Health/Cedar Mountain Center

Recovery Care Program Outcomes

• The number of individuals who received bundled services achieved one or more outcomes.
• The number of individuals who discontinued drug/alcohol use.
• Number of babies born non-addicted
• A number of individuals discontinued drug/alcohol use for 90 days.
• The number of individuals who discontinued drug/alcohol use for 180 days.
• The number of individuals with no recidivating event for six months (ages 18+)
• The number of individuals who transitioned out of poverty.

YCAN developed the program under federal grant #93.569, Community Services Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Administration of Children and Families, Office of Community Services, and the State of Wyoming, Department of Health, Public Health Division, Rural and Frontier Health, Community Services Program. However, you should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government. (Edit)