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Direct Care

Program Spotlight: Direct Care Our Direct Care staff is our largest team, and their day-to-day work keeps the Poverello Center running. The first aspect of the direct care job is working with people, which can be a big task in a place as busy as our shelter. Within just one hour, someone might be arriving

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Navigating Solutions | Housing Navigation for Missoula’s Most Vulnerable

This month’s blog is written by Sophia Shrom, Homeless Outreach Team member. As a long-time member of the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT), I’ve had the unique opportunity to see Missoula through a different lens: one shaped by daily, on-the-ground outreach and genuine relationships with our most vulnerable neighbors. These individuals are more than the faces

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Over a Half-Century of Hope: The Annual Poverello Gala of Hope

This month’s blog is written by Stephanie Dolan, Director of Development. Creating last year’s “Poverello Past & Future” Exhibit was a deep dive into 50 years of dedicated service, a mission that loves its people, and Missoula’s history as a community with a caring soul. I learned that the challenges we face now — community

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Program Spotlight: Homeless Outreach Team

The Poverello’s Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) is out in the Missoula community every day, building trust and offering support to our unhoused neighbors. This compassionate team of five does so much more than provide life-saving essentials like food, water, sleeping bags, and warm clothing—they build real relationships with the people they serve. By meeting people

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