Over the past several years, the Johnson Street Shelter has been a true labor of love for our entire community. It has taken dedication, sacrifice, and incredible teamwork from our staff, guests, and supporters to keep it going—and in that time, it has saved lives. What started as an emergency response to the pandemic grew…
This month’s blog post is written by Clair Bopp, Director of Shelter Services at the Poverello Center. Over the course of nearly ten years at the Poverello Center, I have seen countless faces come through our shelter. Each one of them has a story, often complex and sometimes overwhelming. As a case manager in my
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Missoula, MT, October 4 2024 – The Poverello Center is grateful to announce that we are the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Foxwynd Foundation. This funding, provided through the Foxwynd Foundation’s Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), will be used to support our food programs, ensuring we are able to provide meals for our guests every
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The Poverello Center has been a cornerstone of Missoula for five decades. While some may find it disheartening that homelessness remains an issue after all this time, we believe there’s a more meaningful question to consider: what does it truly mean to solve homelessness? For us and our partners, solving homelessness means making it a
Working at the Poverello Center has been an experience that taught me the profound impact of collaboration in supporting our community. Over the years, we’ve dedicated significant effort to forging strong relationships with other agencies, particularly those in emergency services. This teamwork has already started to benefit not just the individuals we serve, but also
The Poverello Center draws in some of the most driven, compassionate people in Missoula. Rich Bishop, one of our direct care staff, is one of these notable hard workers with a passion for creating change in and out of the workplace. He began working at the Pov in December of 2022, at the Johnson Street
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Ten years ago, Former Missoula County Sheriff Doug Chase made a bet with his friend Dan Rude: that he couldn’t find men to make blankets for the local prison ministry. Dan, a teacher at the time, enlisted his sisters-in-law and the church’s women’s quilting group to learn the skills he needed. Soon after, he created
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Providing multiple services under one roof, the Poverello Center often gets to watch as our guests use each service to further their housing journey. People who stay in general shelter also have access to food, healthcare from our satellite Partnership Health Center clinic, housing support, and more. Sometimes, we see our guests utilize services in
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Every January marks a pivotal moment for communities across the nation: the Point In Time (PIT) Count. It’s a concerted effort to gather data on unhoused populations, providing crucial insights that inform resource allocation and shape policies aimed at addressing homelessness. In Missoula, Montana, where I serve as part of the dedicated team at the
As 2023 comes to a close, we want to take this holiday season to reflect on the many successes that TOGETHER, as a community, we made to support our unhoused neighbors. We are closer to starting construction of the Poverello’s new Veterans Transitional Housing. Together with the City and County, the Pov opened the Johnson
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