Children's Advocacy Project

06/21/2026

Dad: A tiny little word, but a great big difference.

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Happy Father's Day from the Children's Advocacy Project!

06/19/2026

New Blog Post Alert:

“I didn’t know where to turn,” Dakota’s mom told the investigator. “So, I shared my concerns with my priest. He listened carefully and without interrupting. When I was done, he told me he was glad I’d come to him and that he would support me. The priest told me we were both mandated reporters and sat with me to make the call to Department of Family Services.”

Read Dakota's full story on our blog at https://www.childrensadvocacyproject.org/blog/94-dakotas-story

06/18/2026

All of us at the Children's Advocacy Project would like to say THANK YOU so much to everyone who joined us this past weekend for our annual fundraiser events!

CAP, Cabernet and Calcutta was so much fun! Thank you to the for hosting us and everyone who joined us on Friday night, our sponsors, and those who donated. We hope you enjoyed the comedy, dinner, drinks, and auction as much as we did.

We had some amazing trap shoot teams join us on Saturday for beautiful weather. As always, thank you to everyone at the Rocky Mountain Gun Club for helping us put on an amazing event and to Qdoba for bringing us lunch!

We also wanted to give another big thank you to our event sponsors for this year:
Double Champion:
McMurry Foundation

Champion:
Total Directional
Wilson Machine
Beverly Street Storage

Steward:
Pella Windows & Doors Wyoming
White's Mountain Motors

Patron:
Banner Health
Hiltop Bank
Jonah Bank
Wyoming Casing
Meg Spence, State Farm

Advocate:
Bon Agency
ComTech
Qdoba

Friend:
Ram Inspections
First Interstate Bank
Evolve Health Services
Ketel Thorstenson
ANB Bank
Converse County Bank
Atlas

In-Kind:
KCWY 13
High Country Graphics

Our work would not be possible without the support from people like you.

06/17/2026

The Children's Advocacy Project would like to thank the Wyoming Community Foundation for their support!

Since 1989, the Wyoming Community Foundation (WYCF) has connected people who care with causes that matter to build a better Wyoming. WYCF has granted more than $150 million to charitable causes and works with donors to support the communities and organizations they care about most. In 2025 alone, WYCF granted over $13 million to nonprofits across the state..

In 2025, CAP conducted forensic interviews for 286 children and 630 counseling sessions. Grant funds received by the Children's Advocacy Project help us to continue to provide comprehensive and forensic services to child victims of abuse in the state of Wyoming.

06/15/2026

Another amazing weekend of fundraisers is in the books! Thank you for making our 20th year one to remember!

Our team winners from our Heavy Hitters during the Shoot Trap for CAP were:
1st: Total Directional
2nd: Cole Miners
3rd: Trappin-N-Cappin

Calcutta Winners:
1st: Elly Chaput
2nd: Brad & Natalia Follensbee
3rd: Kathy Sedmak

Raffle Winners:
Square: Blue Label Over and Under Shotgun - Nate Edwards
Square: Canik Mete MC9 - Nicholas Frimml
Card: SAR Gun- Patrick Carlson
Card: Coach Purse- Jackie Morris

Once again, thank you for the amazing weekend and for your continued support of the Children's Advocacy Project!

06/10/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Carbon County Law Enforcement and First Responders, Carbon County Sheriff’s Department, the Baggs Community, and especially Sergeant Zach Burns and his family. 🙏

PRESS RELEASE: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING UPDATE: SERGEANT ZACH BURNS

DATE: 06102026

On Monday, June 8th, 2026, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a man with a gun in Baggs, Wyoming, near the Colorado state line.

Sergeant Zach Burns was in the area and responded immediately. Dispatchers relayed the suspect vehicle information to Sergeant Burns.

Sergeant Burns located the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop in front of a small apartment complex in Baggs.

Upon coming to a stop, the suspect immediately exited his vehicle and opened fire on Sergeant Burns with a semi-automatic rifle. Sergeant Burns was struck in the neck, arm, and hip.

The suspect proceeded to set fire to the apartment building before getting back in his vehicle and fleeing northbound on Highway 789.

Residents of Baggs immediately rushed to provide aid to Sergeant Burns until EMS crews could arrive, providing cover and emergency wound treatment.

Sergeant Burns was transported via helicopter to a trauma center in Colorado where he remains in critical condition.

The suspect was killed in a shootout with Carbon County Deputies on Highway 789 after fleeing the scene. This investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

Our hearts are with Sergeant Burns and his family, as well as all of our deputies, troopers, Baggs residents, and partner agencies who assisted.

Please keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers.

Thank you.

-Alex

*For information regarding this incident, please check this page for updates as they become available.

06/08/2026

Every week, Oil City News presents VOICES, a series of questions designed for members of the community to share their upcoming events and activities,

06/04/2026

THANK YOU to Megan Spence - State Farm Agent for your Patron Level Sponsorship for this year's CAP, Cabernet& Calcutta event!

If you would like to attend, sponsor, or donate...
🎟 Tickets are available at the link in our or in office at 350 N Ash.
💵 Sponsors can call the office if interested at 307-232-0159.
💟 Donors can bring donations to the office or call with any questions!
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