• 1385 Total individuals seen 1139 males and 236 females)
• 793 were seen for the first time and 592 had been in before.
• 291 were from Cheyenne, 53 other parts of Wyoming, and 1041 from out of state.
• 253 veterans came in and 277 people had vehicles.
• 25 families (one was a single mom) were in with a total of 29 children under 18
• 53 married couples without children stopped in.

• Age categories were as follows:
  19 were age 18-19
  150 there were in their 20's
  287 in the 30's
  509 were in their 40's
  331 in their 50's
  63 were in their 60's
  3 were in their 70's
  
• Race Categories were as follows:
• 1036 were white
• 165 Hispanic
• 85 Black
• 79 Native American
• 19 Asian
• 1 other

• 173 were chronically mentally ill.
• 655 were staying at the shelter and 730 were camping out or passing through the area
• 438 people were placed in jobs -- some of which turned out to be permanent
• 81 food bags were given to travelers, and 30 dogs and one ferret were provided with food
• 1182 different people visited our clothing closet
• 77 adults and 5 children received sleeping bags
• 172 blankets were given out.
• 107 donated bicycles were given to people needing transportation
• 188 bus tokens were given out
• 431 people received personal care items
• 252 bags/back packs, 5 tents, and 2 tarps were passed out
• 50 vouchers for prescriptions and
• 82 gasoline voucher were given
• 38 bus ticket were purchased
• 3 birth certificates were purchased
• 1 person received hearing aids
• 2 children were able to go on a school field trip
• 1 person who was ill was put up for one night in a motel

  In June out shower and laundry were installed
  223 showers and another 286 loads of laundry were done.

  We have a question on our application asking for number of years of school people have (NOT A REQUIRED QUESTION). We started this because of the misconception by many that homeless people are uneducated. Not everyone answers this question

• 22 people dropped out of school in elementary school
• 21 dropped out in Junior High
• 284 were high school dropouts
• 571 graduated from High School
• 144 attended college, but did not receive a degree
• 142 received an undergraduate degree

  4700 Ocean Loop Classes were attended by 77 different people. Classes included Employment skills, help with applications, nutrition and finace, computer usage, bicycle repair, janitorial training, music and art.

  Volunteers put in a total of 5871 hours working in the various WCH programs.

• 1373 Total individuals seen 1179 males and 194 females)
• 593 were seen for the first time and 780 had been in before.
• 369 were from Cheyenne, 58 other parts of Wyoming, and 946 from out of state.
• 256 veterans came in and 258 people had vehicles.
• 18 families (one was a single mom) were in with a total of 19 children under 18 and there was one 17 year old who was by himself.
• 34 married couples without children stopped in.
• Age categories were as follows:
  17 were age 18-19
  132 there were in their 20's
  290 in the 30's
  515 were in their 40's
  334 in their 50's
  62 were in their 60's
  4 in their 70's
• Race Categories were as follows:
  997 were white, 188 Hispanic, 102 Black and 86 Native American.
• 168 were chronically mentally ill.
• 588 were staying at the shelter and 785 were camping out or passing through the area.
• 528 people were placed in jobs -- some of which turned out to be permanent.
• 83 food bags were given to travelers, and 34 dogs were provided with food.
• 1436 different people visited our clothing closet,
• 130 adults and 21 children received sleeping bags
• 265 blankets were given out.
• 122 donated bicycles were given to people needing transportation
• 580 bus tokens were given out
• 296 people received personal care items
• 157 bags/back packs and 4 tents
• 42 vouchers for a prescription
• 53 gasoline voucher and 1 voucher for car repairs
• 29 bus ticket were purchased
• We have a question on our application asking for number of years of school people have (NOT A REQUIRED QUESTION). We started this because of the misconception by many that homeless people are uneducated. Not everyone answers this question
  2 people had no schooling
  18 people dropped out of school in elementary school.
  23 dropped out in Junior High
  140 were high school dropouts
  534 graduated from High School
  101 attended college, but did not receive a degree. 94 received an undergraduate degree. 3 received a Master's Degree
• Volunteers put in a total of 5156 hours working in the various WCH programs.

• 1419 Total individuals seen 1223 males and 196 females)
• 933 were seen for the first time and 486 had been in before.
• 329 were from Cheyenne, 65 other parts of Wyoming, and 1025 from out of state.
• 327 veterans came in and 267 people had vehicles.
• 18 families were in with a total of 25 children under 18. Several had children over 18
• 53 married couples without children stopped in.
• Age categories were as follows:
  13 were age 18-19
  149 there were in their 20's
  286 in the 30's
  562 were in their 40's
  336 in their 50's
  47 were in their 60's
  1 was in his 70's
• Race categories werre as follows:
  1068 were white, 138 Hispanic, 113 Black, 2 were Asian and 98 were Native American.
• 185 were chronically mentally ill.
• 687 were staying at the shelter and 732 were camping out or passing through the area.
• 547 people were placed in jobs -- some of which turned out to be permanent.
• 36 food bags were given to travelers, and 21 dogs were provided with food.
• 1240 different people visited our clothing closet,
• 81 sleeping bags and 193 blankets were given out.
• 153 donated bicycles were given to people needing transportation
• 1105 bus tokens were given out
• 609 people received personal care items
• 181 bags/back packs
• 8 vouchers for a prescription
• 23 gasoline voucher
• We have a question on our application asking for number of years of school people have (NOT A REQUIRED QUESTION). We started this because of the misconception by many that homeless people are uneducated. Not everyone answers this question
  15 people dropped out of school in elementary school.
  59 dropped out in Junior High
  145 were high school dropouts
  662 graduated from High School
  69 attended college, but did not receive a degree. 120 received an undergraduate degree. 3 received a Master's Degree
• Volunteers put in a total of 4013 hours working in the various WCH programs.

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• 1374 Total individuals seen 1179 males and 195 females)
• 850 were seen for the first time and 524 had been in before.
• 276 were from Cheyenne, 51 other parts of Wyoming, and 1047 from out of state.
• 339 veterans came in and 248 people had vehicles.
• 17 families were in with a total of 12 children under 18. Several had children over 18
• 70 married couples without children stopped in.
• Age categories were as follows:
  34 were age 18-19
  159 there were in their 20's
  333 in the 30's
  532 were in their 40's
  260 in their 50's
  42 were in their 60's
  2 in their 70's
• 670 were staying at the shelter and 704 were camping out or passing through the area.
• 833 people were placed in jobs -- some of which turned out to be permanent.
• 75 food bags were given to travelers, and 25 dogs and 2 cats were provided with food.
• 1300 different people visited our clothing closet,
• 52 adults and 6 children received sleeping bags
• 32 blankets were given out.
• 115 donated bicycles were given to people needing transportation (A total of 153 bikes since this program began in September 2002.
• 711 bus tokens were given out
• 620 people received personal care items
• 64 bags/back packs
• 2 vouchers for a prescription
• 10 gasoline voucher
• 3 bus ticket were purchased
• We have a question on our application asking for number of years of school people have (NOT A REQUIRED QUESTION). We started this because of the misconception by many that homeless people are uneducated. Not everyone answers this question
  11 people dropped out of school in elementary school.
  42 dropped out in Junior High
  213 were high school dropouts
  680 graduated from High School
  77 attended college, but did not receive a degree. 120 received an undergraduate degree. 11 received a Master's Degree
• Volunteers put in a total of 4051 hours working in the various WCH programs.

• Total individuals seen - 1535 (1298 men and 237 women)
• 786 were seen for the first time and 749 had been in before.
• 303 were from Cheyenne, 45 other parts of Wyoming, and 1186 from out of state.
• 418 veterans came in and 319 people had vehicles.
• 33 families were in with a total of 37 children under age 17, and there was one 16 year old and one 17 year old traveling alone.
• 75 married couples without children stopped in.
• Age categories were as follows:
  24 were age 18-19; there were 160 in their 20's; 474 in the 30's; 464 were in their 40's; 321 in their 50's; 55 were in their 60's 1 in his 70's and 1 was in her 80's.
• 716 were staying at the shelter and 775 were camping out or passing through the area.
• 901 people were placed in jobs -- some of which turned out to be permanent.
• 115 food bags were given to travelers, and 38 dogs and 2 cats were provided with food.
• 1138 different people visited our clothing closet,
• 97 adults received sleeping bags,
• 508 blankets were given out.
• A total of 134 children's bags were given to homeless children passing through the area, and St. Joseph's Children's Home in Torrington, WY.
• 38 donated bicycles were given to people needing transportation
• 249 bus tokens were given out
• 378 people received personal care items
• 63 bags/back packs, 1 tent and 8 ground cloths were also provided.
• 37 tanks of gasoline
• 1 utility deposit
• 1 voucher for eye glasses
• 5 bus tickets were purchased for clients
  (these were given out because those organizations that normally help with these items were out of funds).
• We have a question on our application asking for number of years of school people have (NOT A REQUIRED QUESTION). We started this because of the misconception by many that homeless people are uneducated. Not everyone answers this question
  22 people dropped out of school in elementary school.
  42 dropped out in Junior High
  209 were high school dropouts
  688 graduated from High School
  96 attended college, but did not receive a degree. 141 received an undergraduate degree. 2 received a Master's Degree
• Volunteers put in a total of 5597 hours working in the various WCH programs.

• Total individuals seen - 1740 (1404 men and 256 women)
• 862 were seen for the first time and 862 had been in before.
• 273 were from Cheyenne, 106 other parts of Wyoming, and 1361 from out of state.
• 393 veterans came in and 307 people had vehicles.
• 35 families were in with a total of 48 children under age 17.
• 62 married couples without children stopped in.
• Age categories were as follows:
  28 were age 18-19; there were 201 in their 20's; 439 in the 30's; 575 were in their 40's; 381 in their 50's; 63 were in their 60's and 5 were in their 70's.
• 717 were staying at the shelter and 1017 were camping out or passing through the area.
• 663 people were placed in jobs -- some of which turned out to be permanent.
• 102 food bags were given to travelers, and 44 dogs and 2 cats were provided with food.
• 721 different people visited our clothing closet,
• 91 adults received sleeping bags,
• 208 blankets were given out.
• A total of 86 children's bags were given to Safe House, the Cheyenne Interfaith Hospatality Network, All Tribe's Church, Navajo Reservation in Arizona and People to End Homelessness in Providence RI (the latter were shipped free of charge by Greyhound).
• 505 bus tokens were given out
• 244 people received personal care items
• 8 tanks of gasoline and 9 prescriptions, and 3 Wyoming State ID cards, 2 Birth Certificate, and 1 bus ticket were purchased for clients (these were given out because those organizations that normally help with these items were out of funds).
• Education:
  1 person had never attended school; 33 dropped out before finishing elementary school; 87 dropped out in Junior High; 265 dropped out of high school; 715 graduated from high school; 201 attended college, but did not receive a degree; 183 received an undergraduate degree and 9 received a graduate degree (8 Masters; 1 PhD)
• Volunteers put in a total of 6384 hours working in the various WCH programs.

• Total individuals seen- 1977 (1726 Males, 251 Females)
• 984 were in for the 1st time, 993 had been in previously
• 407 were veterans
• 292 people had vehicles
• 353 were from Cheyenne, 87 from other parts of Wyoming, 1547 and were from other states.
• There were 25 families with a total of 44 children (17 and younger).
• There were 87 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  40 were 18-19 years old; 231 were in their 20s; 544 in their 30s; 739 in their 40s; 295 were in their 50s; 75 in the 60s, 4 in their 70s.
• We gave out 126 food bags to travelers and provided dog food for 60 of their dogs.
• We provided 118 adults with the sleeping bags that we made. We gave out 178 blankets that had been provided from Government Surplus.
• We provided 99 sleeping bags to childen on Indian Reservations and at Safe House in Cheyenne.
• 425 different individuals were placed in 834 different jobs -- some turning into long term temporary work and some were permanent work.
• 771 different individuals received clothing; 43 received a back pack or a carry bag; 279 bus tokens were given out; 362 people were given personal care items and 3 were given laundry vouchers.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  1 person had no schooling at all; 42 dropped out before grade 6; 68 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 353 dropped out before finishing high school; 741 graduated from High School; 232 attended college, but did not graduate; 183 had undergraduate degrees and 16 had a Master's Degree.
• Volunteers have put in a total of 9129 hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost $46,993.54 to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

• Total individuals seen- 1824 (1626 Males, 199 Females)
• 978 were in for the 1st time, 847 had been in previously
• 447 were veterans
• 244 people had vehicles
• 258 were from Cheyenne, 81 from other parts of Wyoming, and 1487 were from other states.
• There were 22 families with a total of 29 children (17 and younger).
• There were 59 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  There were was one 17 year old who was by himself.
  53, 18-19 years old; 270 were in their 20s; 508 in their 30s; 623 in their 40s; 261 were in their 50s; 66 in the 60s; 3 were 70 and 2 were in their 80s.
• We gave out 104 food bags to travelers and provided dog food for 47 of their dogs, and cat food for 1 cat.
• We have provided 77 adults with the sleeping bags that we made.
• We provided 124 sleeping bags to childen on the Indian Reservations, Kosovo Refugee children arriving in Salt Lake City Utah, and homeless children who have come into the WCH Day Center, and for Bosnians in refugee camps.
• 496 different individuals were placed in 841 different jobs -- some turning into permanent work.
• 545 different individuals received clothing; 11 were given temporary unofficial ID cards; 56 received a back pack or a carry bag; 1 received a tent; and 11 were given ground clothes; 147 received bus tokens; 147 people were given personal care items and 16 were given laundry vouchers.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  2 had no schooling at all; 48 dropped out before grade 6; 69 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 284 dropped out before finishing high school; 847 graduated from High School; 103 attended college, but did not graduate; 190 had undergraduate degrees and 15 had graduate degrees.
• Volunteers have put in a total of 9849 hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost $50,722.35 to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

• Total individuals seen- 1696 (1484 Males, 212 Females)
• 898 were in for the 1st time, 798 had been in previously
• 408 were veterans
• 187 people had vehicles
• 145 were from Cheyenne, 107 from other parts of Wyoming, and 1444 were from other states.
• There were 22 families with a total of 34 children (17 and younger).
• There were 55 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  32 were 18-19 years old; 216 were in their 20s; 512 in their 30s; 605 in their 40s; 231 were in their 50s; 59 in the 60s; 6 were 70 and 1 were in their 80s.
• We gave out 134 food bags to travelers and provided dog food for 51 of their dogs.
• We have provided 82 adults with the sleeping bags that we made.
• 329 different individuals were placed in 487 different jobs -- some turning into permanent work.
• 174 different individuals received clothing; 5 were given temporary unofficial ID cards; 1 received a back pack or a carry bag; 182 people were given personal care items.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  3 had no schooling at all; 81 dropped out before grade 6; 67 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 338 dropped out before finishing high school; 775 graduated from High School; 127 attended college, but did not graduate; 199 had undergraduate degrees and 9 had graduate degrees.
• Volunteers have put in a total of 11,804 hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost $59,760,60 to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

• Total individuals seen- 1917 (1675 Males, 242 Females)
• 992 were in for the 1st time, 924 had been in previously
• 404 were veterans
• 225 people had vehicles
• 230 were from Cheyenne, 147 from other parts of Wyoming, and 1540 were from other states.
• There were 29 families with a total of 39 children (17 and younger).
• There were 75 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  30 were 18-19 years old; 320 were in their 20s; 614 in their 30s; 538 in their 40s; 198 were in their 50s; 45 in the 60s; 5 were 70 and 1 was in their 80s.
• We gave out 201 food bags to travelers and provided dog food for 42 of their dogs.
• We have provided 60 adults with the sleeping bags that we made.
• 427 different individuals were placed in 643 different jobs -- some turning into permanent work.
• 98 were given temporary unofficial ID cards.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  3 had no schooling at all; 36 dropped out before grade 6; 91 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 367 dropped out before finishing high school; 905 graduated from High School; 127 attended college, but did not graduate; 183 had undergraduate degrees and 5 had graduate degrees.
• Volunteers have put in a total of 5614 hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost $28,912.10 to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

• Total individuals seen- 1793 (1589 Males, 204 Females)
• 874 were in for the 1st time, 216 had been in previously
• 404 were veterans
• 209 people had vehicles
• 216 were from Cheyenne, 98 from other parts of Wyoming, and 1379 were from other states.
• There were 33 families with a total of 33 children (17 and younger).
• There were 64 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  57 were 18-19 years old; 333 were in their 20s; 675 in their 30s; 470 in their 40s; 180 were in their 50s; 40 in the 60s; 4 were 70.
• We gave out 152 food bags for travelers. 24 different individuals were given free haircuts.
• 259 different individuals were placed in jobs -- some turning into permanent work.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  5 had no schooling at all; 67 dropped out before grade 6; 80 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 363 dropped out before finishing high school; 822 graduated from High School; 134 attended college, but did not graduate; 146 had undergraduate degrees.
• Volunteers have put in a total of 5426 hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost $27,943.90 to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

• Total individuals seen- 1842 (1650 Males, 192 Females)
• 960 were in for the 1st time, 882 had been in previously
• 421 were veterans
• 188 people had vehicles
• 212 were from Cheyenne, 80 from other parts of Wyoming, 1550 and were from other states.
• There were 39 families with a total of 50 children (17 and younger).
• There were 79 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  60 were 18-19 years old; 452 were in their 20s; 626 in their 30s; 466 in their 40s; 222 were in their 50s; 42 in the 60s; 5 were 70.
• We gave out 1391 sack lunches.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  16 had no schooling at all; 73 dropped out before grade 6; 91 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 206 dropped out before finishing high school; 773 graduated from High School; 124 attended college, but did not graduate; 92 had undergraduate degrees.
• Volunteers have put in a total of 3121 hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost $16,073,15 to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

• Total individuals seen- 1239 (1106 Males, 133 Females)
• 928 were in for the 1st time, 311 had been in previously
• 279 were veterans
• 113 people had vehicles
• 92 were from Cheyenne, 52 from other parts of Wyoming, 1095 and were from other states.
• There were 25 families with a total of 41 children (17 and younger).
• There were 10 married couples without children.
• Age categories are as follows:
  46 were 18-19 years old; 294 were in their 20s; 439 in their 30s; 272 in their 40s; 117 were in their 50s; 28 in the 60s; 2 were 70.
• We gave out 1225 sack lunches.
• A lot of people believe that the homeless are also undereducated. We knew better, so we started keeping statistics on this (not everyone answers these questions but it does give an idea of the level of education).
  5 had no schooling at all; 71 dropped out before grade 6; 83 dropped out in 7th or 8th grade; 196 dropped out before finishing high school; 511 graduated from High School; 124 attended college, but did not graduate; 53 had undergraduate degrees.
• Volunteers have put in a total of hours (if these people had been paid minimum wage it would have cost to pay them - this of course is a low estimate, because if all of the jobs were paid some of them would be considerably more than $5.15 per hour.).

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