Community Emergency Response Fund
Helping the Hole Community
Supporting Local Organizations
The Community Foundation is taking steps to proactively mitigate negative impacts of the June 2024 landslide on Teton Pass:
- We hope to connect available housing options with our neighbors affected by the pass closure who need temporary housing solutions.
- For our community members with access to housing, please let us know by filling out this form (Spanish-language form here).
- For our Idaho community members searching for a temporary living space closer to your work, please reach out to us with this form (Spanish-language form here). We will connect you to opportunities as they become available.
- The Foundation has activated its Community Emergency Response Fund to offer grants for organizations whose operations or services have been significantly disrupted by the Teton Pass closure. Granting priority is given to organizations providing the following services:
- Housing
- Transportation
- Food production, supply, delivery, access
- Education or childcare
- Healthcare (including mental healthcare)
- Care of seniors or people with disabilities
- Care of animals
Applicant organizations must serve those who live or work in Teton County, Wyoming and be acutely affected by the Teton Pass closure.
Please visit our grants application platform to access the application, which is open through July 15. Requests will be reviewed weekly. (If you represent a Teton County, Idaho organization, please send a grant inquiry to the Community Foundation of Teton Valley.)
As the Foundation gains more information on the anticipated impacts of this emergency, we will reevaluate the length of this grant program. Organizations with ongoing needs will be considered for future funding.
Through the Community Emergency Response Fund, the Foundation has provided major funding for One22 Resource Center’s Temporary Emergency Relief for Commuters program. Teton Pass commuters are encouraged to go through this channel for financial support.
Additional Resources
- Community Foundation of Teton Valley — Emergency Resources for the Teton Valley Community
- One 22 Resource Center’s Temporary Emergency Relief for Commuters (TERC)
- Discover Teton Valley — Information on Teton Valley Closure
- Teton County Community Information and Resource Webpage to Assist Those Impacted by Teton Pass Closure
English: https://engagetetoncountywy.com/p5685
Spanish: https://www.publicinput.com/communityresourcesesp - Jackson Hole Chamber’s Commuter Resources
About
Response Fund was established in 2020
As a preparedness measure on March 13, 2020, the Community Foundation committed an initial $150,000 to this Fund, which was matched by generous donors, bringing the total to more than $300,000. Hansjörg Wyss, a philanthropist and Teton County resident, committed a lead gift of $750,000 to the Response Fund, helping to seed the efforts put forward by the Community Foundation.
By January 2021, the Response Fund reached a landmark $5 million dollars thanks to the philanthropic generosity of our community. More than $3 million dollars was deployed as grants to more than 50 nonprofits providing vital, front line services in response to the pandemic in Teton County.