One22 asks town/county for $397k to keep rent and food help flowing

Teton County and the Town of Jackson are weighing a FY2027 Health & Human Services request from One22 Resource Center that would put $396,960 into two things working people feel first: keeping food in the kitchen and keeping a roof overhead. The request is laid out in the county staff report, One22 Resource Center Funding Request Staff Report.

One22 is asking for $108,480 from the county and $90,000 from the town for “crisis services” (their financial assistance program: emergency help, rent help, first/last/deposit help, plus case management and navigation). They’re also asking for the same split—$108,480 county and $90,000 town—for “food security,” centered on the Jackson Cupboard pantry and four satellite sites.

The numbers in the application show why this matters to the workforce. In 2025, One22 says it served 1,538 households (3,168 people); 94 households got rent assistance, 24 used first/last/deposit help, and 118 got emergency basics like prescriptions, gas, bus tickets, childcare, and short-term shelter. On the food side, 920 households made 6,016 pantry visits and received the equivalent of about 398,050 meals.

The practical question for electeds isn’t whether a pantry is “nice to have.” It’s whether this funding keeps the door open at the exact moment a layoff, a medical bill, or a landlord’s rent hike would otherwise push a family out. If town/county want people who work here to keep living here, stabilizing rent and groceries is where you start.