WY Early Childhood Network

The Developmental Disabilities Section oversees three home and community based waiver services (HCBS) programs for people with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries.

6101 N. Yellowstone Rd. 259A
Cheyenne, WY 82002

307-777-7115
800-510-0280

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The Maternal and Child Health Unit (MCH) provides leadership to ensure Wyoming women, children and families, including those with special healthcare needs, have access to prevention services and public health programs.

6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002

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Uplift Wyoming provides advocacy and support for families of children with complex behavioral health challenges and other special health care needs.

3701 Ridge Road
Cheyenne, WY 82001

307-778-8686
888-875-4383

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Health Check is a program for children ages birth through twenty. Wyoming Medicaid will pay for all Health Check screening exams and for all authorized follow-up care and treatment as long as your child is receiving Medicaid and is age birth through twenty (20) years.

6101 Yellowstone Road, Ste. 210
Cheyenne, WY 82009

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6101 Yellowstone Road, Ste. 210
Cheyenne, WY 82009

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The Children’s Mental Health Waiver, part of Wyoming Medicaid, seeks to prevent custody relinquishment for youth to receive mental health treatment; prevent or reduce the length of costly psychiatric hospital stays; and provide a mechanism to offer mental health support services to youth with serious emotional disturbance and their families in identified service areas. The Children’s Mental Health Waiver is not a long-term care waiver.

6101 Yellowstone Road, Ste. 210
Cheyenne, WY 82009

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Wyoming Medicaid is a joint federal and state government program that pays for medical care for some low income and medically needy individuals and families. Kid Care CHIP provides affordable health coverage including check-ups, dentist visits, vision care, prescriptions and more.

6101 Yellowstone Road Ste. 259B
Cheyenne, WY 82002

855-294-2127
855-329-5203 TTY/TDD

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Kid Care, administered through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provides free or low-cost health insurance to eligible Wyoming children and teens. Application is required; see website.

6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 210
Cheyenne, WY 82002

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WIC is a federal supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children that focuses on the link between good nutrition and good health by providing quality foods, health screenings, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare. Application is required; see website.

6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 420
Locations, WY 82002

307-777-7494
800-994-4769

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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families helps families achieve self-sufficiency by helping parents find and enroll in career training programs while promoting work, marriage and parenting. Application is required; see website.

2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, 3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to needy households and those moving from welfare to work. Application is required; —see website.

2300 Capitol Avenue Hathaway Building, 3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002

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LIEAP helps homeowners and renters pay home heating bills during the winter months, and Weatherization delivers energy efficient services to low-income households. Application is required; to download visit website at www.dfsweb.state.wy.us

1401 Airport Parkway, Suite 300
Cheyenne, WY 82001

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