Mercer Family Resource Center

📸☀️ What a summer it's been at Mercer Family Resource Center! ☀️📸

August has been a whirlwind and apparently so is September as we're nearing the end of the month! Between preparing for our upcoming Dancing with the Stars of Casper event and our staff soaking up some well-deserved personal time before back-to-school season, things have been BUSY. But we still found time to slow down, recharge, and connect as a team at our staff retreat day at Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park! 🌳💚

A big thank you to Sona Rummel for setting up a fun workout that got everyone up and moving! 💪 What a great way to kick off the day.

We're also so grateful to Lisa Brown for setting up, providing beautiful materials, and guiding us through a meaningful craft activity. We explored our internal fears and how they try to protect us, then created some truly beautiful collages featuring letters written by "Fear" alongside our own rebuttals, choosing not to let fear control our lives. 🎨✉️ It was powerful, eye-opening, and a reminder of the courage it takes to keep showing up for the families we serve.

Our amazing staff brought a wonderful potluck spread (we ate well, friends 😋🍽️), and we wrapped up the day with a team-building Murder Mystery! 🕵️‍♀️🔍 After much sleuthing, the culprit was revealed: Cash McGraw, played by the one and only Craig Mitchell, was the murderer! 😱

Days like this remind us how lucky we are to work alongside such a caring, creative, and fun group of people. Now we're refreshed and ready for a great fall! 🍂

📚✨ Investing in our mission means investing in our people! ✨📚

We're proud to share that Nick Mitchell and Jill Davis recently completed Fundraising Fundamentals, a three-day course from The Fund Raising School at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, held right here at Casper College! 🎓

Founded in 1974, The Fund Raising School has helped train fundraising professionals for 50 years. The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is the world's first school dedicated solely to the study and teaching of philanthropy. Beyond the core skills of effective fundraising, the course brought together nonprofit professionals from across Wyoming, creating meaningful connections and a chance to share ideas, challenges, and successes with peers who share a passion for making a difference.

A huge thank you to the Wyoming Community Foundation and the Wyoming Nonprofit Network for hosting this training and bringing world-class professional development to Wyoming! 🙌 Your commitment to strengthening nonprofits across our state makes a real difference, and we're grateful for the opportunity.

Nick and Jill came back energized, full of fresh ideas, and ready to put what they learned into action for Mercer Family Resource Center and the families we serve. 💡🤝

Please join us in congratulating them on this accomplishment! 👏 And to everyone who supports our work: your generosity is what makes all of this possible. We can't wait to show you what's next!

Our Youth Empowerment Council is doing some great things! If you are a young person ages 12-18, or have a young person in your life, who would love to be part of something positive like YEC, bring them by for a visit!

Location: 535 W Yellowstone Hwy, Casper WY
When: Every Thursday from 6-7pm
What will they be doing: Gathering with other youth to create a stronger community
What's provided: A meal, every week, and TONS of fun

Reach out to Nick Mitchell for additional information at 307-265-7366 or [email protected]

We'd LOVE to see you there!

🚨🚨Attention!!!🚨🚨

Mercer Family Resource Center is in need of 32 oz mason jars! If you have any that you'd like to donate, please reach out. We can pick them up or you can drop them off at 535 W. Yellowstone Hwy Casper, WY 82601.

Thank you!!! 🌻

💥 Mercer Family Resource Center is so excited to be part of Sounds Like September Fest again this year! 🎸🤘

For the past two years, this festival has grown into a vibrant celebration of creativity, courage, and community. Casper is full of incredible young people — artists, musicians, creators, dreamers — but too many of them feel like there's no space for them to shine. Most performers and vendors have been between the ages of 6 and 21, and many had never been given a platform before. When they stepped forward, they showed us just how much talent, passion, and potential lives right here in Natrona County.

That's exactly why Mercer Family Resource Center supports this event. Our mission is rooted in making sure the youth in our community feel like they belong — and Sounds Like September Fest gives them a real stage and a real voice. When a young person performs their first song or sells their first piece of art in front of a crowd that cheers them on, that's not just a fun afternoon — it's a message that they matter, and their community is paying attention.

We're proud to stand behind an event that turns "there's no space for us" into "look what we made." See you there! 🎉

Welcome back Mercer Family Resource Center to the festival.
We are so grateful to have them come and share the love they have for our community. If you are going through hard times, they are a great place to start with for help. Make sure to go say hi to these amazing ladies.
Mercer- Serving youth and families in Natrona County since 1971! Mercer Family Resource Center provides education, counseling, and prevention services that build stronger and healthier youth and families in our community. We serve the community in the following ways: family/parenting education; early intervention for alcohol abuse and life skills; community connection, such as mentoring and case management; and environmental strategies for policy change and social norming. We serve nearly 3,000 individuals each year, in addition to the thousands of county residents we reach with our awareness campaigns.

⏰ Reminder: Anger Management Class Starts Soon! ⏰

Don't miss out! Our 4-Week Anger Management Class for youth ages 12-18 kicks off September 2nd at Mercer Family Resource Center. 🧡

🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 535 W Yellowstone Hwy, Casper
💵 $45

Give your teen the tools to handle big emotions with confidence. 💪

Enrollment must be done in person by a parent or legal guardian at Mercer Family Resource Center by September 1st — spots are filling up, so stop by soon!

📞 Questions? Send us a message!

🌟 BIG NEWS from Mercer Family Resource Center! 🌟

This fall, we're excited to bring our Life Skills Classes for Youth (Ages 6-18) right here in-house! 🏡✨

You may know that we've been teaching these classes with some of our wonderful community partners. Now we're thrilled to welcome kids and teens right here at Mercer Family Resource Center too, making it even easier for families to get involved. Classes will be organized by age group to keep lessons relevant and appropriate for every stage — more details on groupings coming soon! 💪

These classes help young people build confidence and real-world skills through age-appropriate lessons like:

🧠 Personal Development – Self-esteem, time management, decision making & goal setting
💬 Communication Skills – Active listening, body language & understanding others
🚭 Substance Use Education – Age-appropriate lessons on ni****ne, alcohol & other drugs
❤️ Emotional Well-Being – Coping skills, understanding stress & managing big feelings
🤝 Relationships & Safety – Healthy relationships, bullying prevention & safety awareness
📚 Life Essentials – Literacy skills, memory tricks, hygiene & nutrition

These classes use the ARISE curriculum, a trusted framework for helping kids build the skills they need to thrive now and in the future.

✨ Learn. Grow. Thrive. ✨

Because investing in our youth means investing in a better tomorrow for our whole community! 🍂

📍 Stay tuned for dates, times, and registration info — drop a 🙋 in the comments if you'd like us to notify you when registration opens!

Information for the next Natrona County Prevention Coalition meeting!

An important update from Natrona County Prevention Coalition