Wyoming Kids Closet reopens in Laramie, offering children’s clothing support
Wyoming Kids Closet reopened in Laramie, restoring a by-appointment clothing source for youth, including foster and unaccompanied children, at United Presbyterian Church.
A reopened Wyoming Kids Closet gave Albany County families another place to find children’s clothing at United Presbyterian Church, where access runs by appointment and phone orders are available at 307-742-6480. The closet’s return matters because it is built for immediate, practical needs, not one-time giveaways, and staff warned that calls may take longer to process because the system relies on voicemail and gets a high volume of daily requests.
The closet serves any youth in the community, including foster youth and unaccompanied youth, a detail that puts the service squarely in the path of families facing fast-growing children and tight budgets. For parents, caregivers and young people who need school clothes, everyday wear or something suitable for work, the reopening restores a local option that had been missing from the service network.
The broader context is stark. Laramie Interfaith says Albany County has the highest food insecurity rate in Wyoming and that more than 6,000 people in the county do not have access to nutritious food. The nonprofit says it has served Laramie for three decades, after being established at the behest of Shirly Denham and Migon Hill, and its work now stretches beyond clothing to food, housing and other essential services. Family Promise of Albany County says it merged with Laramie Interfaith and that all services continue through the organization.
The clothing closet sits inside a larger system of emergency help that includes a main pantry, housing resources, utilities assistance and rental assistance. Laramie Interfaith says its main pantry is open Monday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Fridays, and that anyone can use it with no income restrictions. The nonprofit’s diaper and hygiene pantry distributed 39,000 diapers in 2024, while its PATH rental and utility assistance program served 49 families that year, numbers that show how often basic needs collide in Albany County households. The reopening of Wyoming Kids Closet adds another needed layer to that response, giving families a place to turn when children outgrow last month’s clothes and there is no room in the budget for more.
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