Missoula Houselessness Resource List
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Hello From the Homeless Outreach Team!
We often say at the Poverello that people’s reasons for being homeless are as diverse as the people themselves. This is especially true of people that the HOT Team is working with at any given time. We work with young adults who have aged out of the youth homes or the foster care system with no place
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Volunteer Spotlight: St Francis Xavier Sack Lunch Team
For individuals with limited access to the Poverello Center’s services, or who need extra food during the day, sack lunches make a world of difference. Our Homeless Outreach Team and front desk give out roughly 1,000 of these every week, and an enormous amount of effort goes into making all of these lunches! Luckily for
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Pints with a Purpose – Veterans Programs
A $10 donation to the Poverello Center earns you a free beer or kombucha from Imagine Nation Brewing Company. To add to the excitement, we will be raffling off a $100 Scheels gift card! If you cannot make this Pints with a Purpose event, please consider attending the rest in the series, all hosted at
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Stepping Stones: How the Poverello Center sets employees up for success
Stepping Stones: How the Poverello Center sets employees up for success For many of our clients and guests, the Poverello Center is a stepping stone to housing and employment. It can also be a space for finding inspiration for further helping the community. That’s the case for Guy Johnson, a former client of the Poverello
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Staff Spotlight: Direct Care
Our direct care staff are the first faces you see when you walk into the Poverello Center, and they are some of the most dedicated individuals in the city. If you’ve joined the Poverello Center for afternoon and evening hours, one of those faces you’ve seen is Larry Roberts. Larry spends his work days in
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Montana Shelters Thankful for State Funding
These members are Chris Krager, Samaritan House, Kalispell; Heather Grenier, HRDC, IX Inc. serving Gallatin, Park, and Meagher Counties; Oksana Zakharchenko, Montana Rescue Mission, Billings; Jill Bonny, Poverello Center, Missoula; and Carrie Matter, Great Falls Rescue Mission. Operating a shelter is difficult. People assume winter is the worst, but the summer, with extreme heat and
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Pints with a Purpose – Homeless Outreach Team
What would you do if you were unsheltered, and lost your wallet and its contents? If your identification was gone, it would create a barrier to getting a job, receiving accurate help from law enforcement, finding a place to live, and receiving benefits. Thankfully, in Missoula, there is the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT). One of
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Montanans Helping Montanans: Creating Food Security
Dear Supporters, I’m writing to you today with an amazing opportunity to double your impact to the Poverello Center through donating during our Fall Appeal, supported by a $25,000 match from the Town Pump Foundation! Every day, I get the opportunity to feed our most vulnerable community members. I also get to work alongside volunteers
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Planned Giving: Wills Matter at Any Age
Dear Supporter, Sarah and Josh never really thought about their wills until they heard about legacy giving with the Poverello Center. If you don’t yet have a will, working with a lawyer to develop one can be an important step in leaving a legacy while caring for your family. You can also name effective nonprofits
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