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Getting Help
We in Missoula, Ravalli, and Mineral Counties are the first in Montana to have the answers at our fingertips. No matter what kind of human care service you are inquiring about, 2-1-1 First Call For Help has the most comprehensive database of community programs. From finding emergency family shelter to donating a car, 2-1-1 First Call for Help will point you in the right direction. If you live in Missoula, Ravalli, or Mineral Counties, simply dial 2-1-1 on your telephone and speak to someone at this essential information and referral number.
Program: 211/First Call for Help
An information and referral service linking individuals in need to available resources in the community. Program: Community Youth Mentoring Matches children ages 6-17 in one-on-one mentoring relationships with volunteers who help them reach their full potential and grow into productive, self-reliant adults.
Trains and supervises community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children involved in the 4th Judicial Court.
Provides child care scholarships for low-income families, training to child care professionals to improve the quality of care, and nutrition subsidies to support nutritious meals in childcare.
Provides a shared, private vehicle to enhance transportation choices/flexibility for mobility impaired adult residents of Eagle Watch Estates and Bruce Blattner Apartments in Missoula. Program: Flagship A community-school partnership that provides after-school skill-building opportunities that help students be successful in school and connect with their community. Program: Outpatient Mental Health Counseling Through in-home and outpatient counseling, helps youth discover their strengths, confront barriers, and build healthy relationships with their families and communities. UWMC funds: Outpatient Program
Grows and distributes healthy food to low-income Missoulians through the operation of community farms and gardens. Programs: Meals on Wheels, Senior Companion, Senior Case Management & Senior Diner Club Plans and coordinates services that support the aged; connects elders and caregivers with information and services needed to live independently; provides volunteer opportunities. UWMC funds: Elder Case Management, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companion Program, Meals on Wheels.
Distributes emergency food to individuals and families and strives to reduce the incidence of hunger through a community of volunteers and resources. Program: Closed Circuit Radio News and Information Service A free, 24-hour closed circuit radio service providing news and information from local newspapers to persons who are visually or physically impaired. Program: Teen Mother Residential Home Provides a safe, loving home where teen mothers can discover their strengths and their children can experience the joys of childhood.
Provides programs to prevent child abuse and neglect, including parenting classes, an emergency fund for children and a volunteer Parent-Aide program.
Offers affordable health care for the entire family, regardless of health insurance coverage. UWMC funds: Ryan White Program, Breast & Cervical Health Program, Healthcare for the Homeless.
Focuses on children’s social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs through a wide variety of programming for children ages 1-17.
Western Montana's largest emergency homeless shelter and soup kitchen, providing food, clothing and shelter to Missoula County's hungry and poor for 35 years. Programs: Social Services & Gateway Assists clients who are homeless or low-income with basic needs such as food, clothing, lodging, transportation, prescriptions, showers, laundry and case management.
Provides emergency shelter in a safe, nurturing environment to children who are victims of abuse, neglect or family crisis. Programs: Futures & Family BASICS Creates opportunities, programs and policies that inspire and support women’s development, leadership and choice, for the benefit of our entire community. UWMC funds: Family BASICS, Futures
Cares for children struggling with abuse, neglect, emotional trauma, substance abuse and domestic violence through emergency shelters, therapeutic group homes, wilderness treatment and foster/adoptive families. UWMC funds: Shirley Miller Home, Tom Roy Home.
Provides crisis intervention, housing, a 24-hour crisis line and support services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and homeless women and children. UWMC funds: YWCA Pathways Program
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