Core Services
The Poverello is a key player in Missoula’s effort to end houselessness. We all need support at different times in our lives. That’s why our services include prevention, outreach, shelter, housing programs, and more. The Poverello Center also serves as an access point to the Missoula Coordinated Entry System, and we are one of 39 participating organizations in MCES.
Providing food, shelter, help, and hope
We aim to adapt to and meet the needs of our clients as well as to understand the larger causes of poverty and houselessness in our community. We do this work to assist our clients in becoming independent and to promote a healthy and sustainable way of life for all whom we serve.
Need a place to stay?
Walk into the Pov at 1110 West Broadway to sign up for a bed.
Fill out an intake packet with a direct care staff member. Beds cannot be guaranteed if we are at capacity.
Emergency Facility
Shelter Services: Nightly Check in Beginning at 8:45PM
•The Poverello Center emergency facilities provide short-term emergency shelter, food, and supportive services to community members living in poverty.
Food Services
Food Services: Daily Meals from 6AM-7:30AM, 11:30AM-1:00PM, and 5PM-6:30PM
The Poverello Center serves three nutritious meals per day to anyone in need, including families
Our sack lunch program ensures people have food while on the job,
Our Food Pantry provides shelf-stable and fresh foods on weekdays from 5:30pm – 7pm
Need a hot meal, fresh food, or a sack lunch?
Use the Cedar Street entrance at the Poverello Center on Broadway during mealtimes: 6 AM-7:30 AM, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, and 5:00 PM-6:30 PM. Fill out an intake packet and enjoy!
For the food pantry, walk into the Poverello Center on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays from 5:30 PM-7:00 PM.
Living unsheltered in Missoula and need a hand?
Call (406) 493-7955 to talk to the Homeless Outreach Team. They can provide resources, sack lunches, and more!
Homeless Outreach
The HOT Team builds relationships with chronically houseless individuals living on the streets, provides food, gear, support, and connection to other community resources for unhoused individuals!
The program provides a HOT-line (493-7955) as an alternative to costly 9-1-1 calls for concerns pertaining to the safety or behavior of unhoused neighbors.
Medical Respite
Medical respite beds are available by referral only for people who need additional privacy and time to recuperate from a medical crisis. Most referrals come from Providence St. Patrick Hospital and are related to surgical recovery.
Since the program began in 2016, it is estimated that the program has saved more than $2 million in medical costs such as emergency room visits. The Medical Respite program serves as a place for people experiencing houselessness to recover after released from the hospital. This allows for individuals to heal safely and effectively.
In the hospital and need a place to go?
Have your doctor call (406) 541-7808 or email apayne@thepoverellocenter.org for a referral form.
Are you a veteran experiencing houselessness?
Walk into the Poverello Center and fill out an intake packet, or call (406) 532-6690.
Veterans Housing
Veterans Shelter Program
Transitional housing program and collaboration between the Poverello Center and the VA via Healthcare for the Homeless Veteran funding.
- Shelter for up to 90-days
- Must be enrolled in Montana VA Healthcare
- Consistent bed space within the general shelter
- Access to a locker for storage of personal belongings
- Access to 3-meals per day
- Access to community space exclusively for program participants. The community room includes access to a shared coffee pot, microwave, toaster, and a TV and computer for participant use.
- Regular group activities offered
- No cost
Transitional housing program and collaboration between the Poverello Center and the VA via Grant and Per Diem funding
- Housing for up to two years
- Double occupancy rooms in a separate wing of the Poverello Center Access to 3-meals per day
- Access to veteran specific laundry room and bathroom facilities
- Transportation assistance available for medical appointments and goal related tasks
- Access to community space exclusively for program participants. The community room includes access to a shared coffee pot, microwave, toaster, and a TV and computer for participant use.
- Payment of a service fee of 30% of income or $200, whichever is less, required. Half of the fee is placed in savings and returned to the veteran upon successful discharge into housing.
Other Services
- Short-term, housing focused, emergency shelter
- Veterans housing and services
- Daily hot meals and sack lunches
- Food Pantry: MON – WED – FRI | 5:30pm – 7pm
- Toiletries, bathrooms, and shower facilities
- Emergency laundry services
- Mail, phone, and messaging services
- Computer lab
- Medical services through the Healthcare for the Homeless Clinic
- 12 step meetings and other addiction services
- Community resource and referral
- Homeless outreach services
- Community outreach and educational programs