Ywca Missoula

YWCA MISSOULA IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, 24 HOUR HOTLINE, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC/DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. EMERGENCY SHELTER IS AVAILABLE FOR SURVIVORS OF RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AS WELL AS COUNSELING, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR RESIDENTS. CHILDREN WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION FROM CHILDREN'S ADVOCATES AND THERAPEUTIC PLAY AND AGE-APPROPRIATE SUPPORT GROUPS. THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM ALSO OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDING UP TO 18 MONTHS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING IN LOCAL RENTAL HOUSING FOR SINGLE PARENT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, PATHWAYS SERVED 1,558 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

THE FAMILY HOUSING CENTER (FHC) IS A RESIDENTIAL AND WALK-IN CENTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN. ON-SITE HOUSING, ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL, AND SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE FOR UNSHELTERED FAMILIES AS THEY SEEK STABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING. SUPPORT SPECIALISTS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH FAMILIES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HOUSING SECURITY, CONNECT THEM TO MAINSTREAM RESOURCES, AND ASSIST THEM IN APPLYING FOR AND SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. INCLUDED IN FHC IS THE RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (RRH). RRH PLACES A PRIORITY ON MOVING HOMELESS FAMILIES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE YWCA RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING SECURITY DEPOSITS, RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR UP TO ONE YEAR, ADVOCACY, CREDIT COUNSELING, AND RESOURCE AND REFERRAL INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, FHC AND RAPID RE-HOUSING SERVED IN TOTAL 1,158 ADULTS AND CHILDREN (532 SHELTERED IN FHC, 521 RECEIVED WALK-IN SERVICES, AND 104 SERVED THROUGH RRH).

THE PLANET KID SUPERVISED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM OFFERS A PEACEFUL, SAFE, AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THE VISITING PARENTS THROUGH SITE SUPERVISED VISITS AND SAFE MONITORED EXCHANGES FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE VISITATION CENTER HAS THE GOALS OF OFFERING ASSISTANCE ARRANGING CONTINUED CONTACT BETWEEN NON-RESIDENTIAL PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO PARENTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, PLANET KIDS PROVIDED SERVICES TO 70 FAMILIES THAT INCLUDED 102 CHILDREN.