Wyoming Youth Resilience Project

The UW Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program (MWCEP), directed by Dr. Jean Garrison, is launching the Wyoming Youth Resilience Project to create a community of practice for Wyoming educators to empower youth voices through curriculum and applied p ractices . A s a response to Governor Gordon’s Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) Initiative focused on youth life skills and community involvement , t h e pr oject prepar e s students to be engaged citizens . S imultaneously , it gather s their voices on Wyoming’s chronic problem – the exodus of young adults from the state . By l everaging relationships developed with teachers state wide in the K-12 Curriculum Project, MWCEP will partner with teachers in 20 + schools over 18 month s (Jan 2025-July 2026) to collect photography and narratives abo ut barriers and opportunities in education al attainment , employment, and community resilience that will b e s howcas ed locally and on a public interactive map .