Wyoming Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division

United Way of Natrona County

Natrona County School District #1

Community Action Partnership of Wyoming

SAMSHA- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs

Wyoming Department of Family Services

Mission Statement:

Mercer House is a Natrona County family resource center providing education, counseling, and referral services that build stronger and healthier youth and families in our community.

Values Statements:

1. We value the structure, internal relationships, and uniqueness of each family.

2. We value the physical and emotional health and well-being of each youth, adult, and family in our community.

3. We believe in the inherent goodness of all youth, adults, and families and in their ability to make healthy choices and positive change.

4. We value our board and staff’s commitment to timely intervention and programming that address youth and families in need or in crisis in our community.

5. We value our agency’s internal relationships and our collaborations with partner agencies and the community in order to provide professional services.

Organization History

Mercer House, Inc. has been serving Natrona County since 1973 with the mission to be a family resource center providing family and youth programming, counseling, and referral services that build stronger and healthier youth and families in Natrona County. We serve the community by providing services in four arenas: family/parenting education; early intervention for alcohol use and life skills; community connections, such as mentoring and case management; and environmental strategies for policy change and social norming. We serve an average of 500 families each year, in addition to the thousands of county residents we reach with our education campaigns. Last year our family programming participants showed a 130% increase in effective parenting skills and they demonstrated significant improvement in family conflict and family management skills. We have an excellent track record in reducing the number of out-of-home placements in our community as a result of our collaboration with DFS and other community agencies. We believe that all kids benefit when the community joins together to support the health and wellbeing of our families. Families are the heart of Natrona County.