Human Resource Development Council Of District Ix Inc

THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 SERVING SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA. WE ARE A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION. WE EXIST TO INSTILL HOPE, DEVELOP RESOURCES, DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND CHANGE LIVES. WE ENVISION A PLACE WHERE OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ARE EQUALLY AFFORDED TO EVERYONE. WE WORK TO ACHIEVE THIS BY HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SITUATIONS CONFRONT AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES SO THAT THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, OPERATING A FAMILY OF SERVICES ADDRESSING PRESSING HUMAN NEEDS: HUNGER, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SENIOR EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION, HOME HEATING, EFFICIENCY, AND SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING, WE FOSTER SUSTAINABLE RESULTS THROUGH PRACTICAL, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.

FOOD & NUTRITION:HRDC'S FOOD AND NUTRITION INITIATIVES WORK TO ALLEVIATE FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS THE GALLATIN VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THROUGH OUR GALLATIN VALLEY, HEADWATERS AREA, AND BIG SKY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKS, FOOD ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES, PROVIDING A FIVE TO SEVEN DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD. OUR KIDSPACK PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTHY SNACK PACKS FOR THE WEEKEND DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR THE FREE/REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM. OUR SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED LUNCHES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. OUR SENIOR GROCERY PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTAL FOODS TO AREA SENIORS. HRDC ADDED OUR FORK & SPOON RESTAURANT TO ITS NUTRITION INITIATIVE IN 2012, OFFERING DINNER ON A PAY WHAT YOU CAN MODEL 5 DAYS PER WEEK. NUTRITION IS VITAL FOR OUR AREA'S VULNERABLE SENIOR AND CHILD POPULATIONS, AND OUR SERVICES TOUCH 1 IN 10 PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE GALLATIN VALLEY.NUTRITION SERVICES COMPRISED 25.14% OF ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES AND ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY FUNDING FROM: FOOD DONATIONS, PRIVATE DONATIONS, FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, CONTRACT INCOME, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND OTHER SOURCES.

HOUSING:HRDCS HOUSING INITIATIVES WORK ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF HOUSING SECURITY, FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP. HRDCS HOUSING PROGRAMS WORK TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY CAN AFFORD TO HAVE AND PRESERVE PLACE TO CALL HOME, WHETHER IT IS IN THE FORM OF EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AFFORDABLE RENTALS, RENTAL SUBSIDIES, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, OR HOME REPAIRS. HRDC INCORPORATES ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVES INTO A HOUSING STRATEGY TO MEET BOTH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CUSTOMERS. HRDCS HOUSING INITIATIVE ENCOMPASSES THE WARMING CENTER (SEASONAL SHELTER), TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMMING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, AND A HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER OFFERING SERVICES FROM HOMEBUYER EDUCATION TO FORECLOSURE PREVENTION.HRDC'S HOUSING INITIATIVE COMPRISES 21.71% OF ALL ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENDITURES AND OPERATIONS. HRDC'S HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE: 120 BEDS OF EMERGENCY SHELTER, 60 UNITS OF YOUTH AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, 425 RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS, 400 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESS PREVENTION AND HOUSING PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, HOMEBUYER EDUCATION, AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY FUNDING FROM: PRIVATE DONATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HOME, NEIGHBORWORKS OF MONTANA, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, PRIVATE GRANTS, CITY OF BOZEMAN, MANAGEMENT FEES, RENTS, PROGRAM REVENUE AND OTHER SOURCES.

TRANSPORTATION:HRDC'S PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE, STREAMLINE, PROVIDES FARE FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF BELGRADE, BOZEMAN, AND LIVINGSTON. SYSTEMS RUN 7 DAYS PER WEEK WITH 4 ROUTES AND OFFER LINKAGES WITH SKYLINE (TO BIG SKY), COMMUTER ROUTES TO BELGRADE AND LIVINGSTON, AND LATENIGHT SERVICE TO THE GREATER BOZEMAN AREA. STREAMLINE IS PROVIDING CLOSE TO 300,000 RIDES ANNUALLY. HRDC'S PARATRANSIT INITIATIVE, GALAVAN, SERVES OUR SENIOR AND DISABLED RESIDENTS WITH A DEMAND-RESPONSE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO MEDICAL AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS, PROVIDING VITAL CONNECTIONS FOR MORE THAN 350 AREA RESIDENTS.TRANSPORTATION COMPRISES 16.79% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES AND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY FUNDING FROM: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, CONTRACT INCOME, CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, TITLE III FUNDS, GALLATIN COUNTY, AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDING THE CITY OF BELGRADE AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.