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Green: Financial Assistance
Blue: Housing Assistance
Purple: Health/Food Assistance
Red: Childcare
Orange: Education
White: Misc

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HMK offers children's health insurance to qualifying families until children are 19 years old.

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Healthy Montana Kids (HMK), Children’s Health Insurance Plan is just one of many Montana Healthcare Programs offering a free or low-cost health insurance plan which provides coverage to eligible Montana children up to age 19. Covered services include medical, dental, eyeglasses, and other related se…

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The HRDC offers resources to help families in southwestern Montana access equal opportunities to improve quality of life.

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HRDC is with you on your journey. We treat each of our customers, volunteers, and community partners with respect and dignity. Every day, we strive to meet each individual where they are on their journey.

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The HRDC | Serving Bozeman, Livingston, and Southwest Montana

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HRDC is with you on your journey. We treat each of our customers, volunteers, and community partners with respect and dignity. Every day, we strive to meet each individual where they are on their journey.

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Family Promise is working to end family homelessness.

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Transforming the lives of families experiencing homelessness.

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TANF provides temporary financial relief and support to qualifying families.

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TANF cash assistance is a program providing temporary financial assistance to needy families. The receipt of TANF cash assistance is limited to 60 months in an adult’s lifetime. Temporary financial assistance may be provided to the following families and individuals:

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ASPEN provides support for victims/survivors of domestic or sexual violence

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We are a caring and dedicated non-profit organization providing shelter, support, referrals, and advocacy to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Meagher, Park and Sweet Grass counties of Montana.

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Aspen | Abuse Support Prevention Education Network

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We are a caring and dedicated non-profit organization providing shelter, support, referrals, and advocacy to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Meagher, Park and Sweet Grass counties of Montana.

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Child Care Connections (Best Beginnings Scholarship)

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Child Care Connections (Best Beginnings Scholarship)

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Child Care Connections administers the Best Beginnings Scholarship, which enables eligible families to receive financial support for child care.

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Child Care Connections administers the Best Beginnings Scholarship, which enables eligible families to receive financial support for child care.

Starting June 1st, 2021, new income limits make more families eligible for the scholarship! Learn more HERE.

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Best Beginnings Scholarship | Child Care Connections

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Child Care Connections administers the Best Beginnings Scholarship, which enables eligible families to receive financial support for child care. Starting June 1st, 2021, new income limits make more families eligible for the scholarship! Learn more HERE.

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Gallatin Valley Food Bank strives to help families in the valley escape food insecurity.

Programs & Services

Emergency Food Box

Bread & Produce Room

Belgrade Mobile Service

Senior Groceries

Summer Lunch for Kids

Healthy KidsPack & Kids Pantries

Satellite Food Banks

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Gallatin Valley Food Bank | Gallatin Valley Food Bank a Program of HRDC

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A PROGRAM OF HRDC

HRDC is a 501(c)3 non-profit Community Action Agency. We provide programs and services in the areas of housing, food and nutrition, child and youth development, senior empowerment, transportation, energy assistance, and community development.

LEARN ABOUT HRDC AND HOW WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY

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HRDC is a 501(c)3 non-profit Community Action Agency. We provide programs and services in the areas of housing, food and nutrition, child and youth development, senior empowerment, transportation, energy assistance, and community development. LEARN ABOUT HRDC AND HOW WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thrive offers programs that benefit both children and their families in the Bozeman area.

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When families are strong & kids succeed, communities thrive

Thrive provides local Gallatin Valley families with the resources, tools, and support they need to raise healthy, successful children. We provide mentoring, education, and support to children and families through signature programs designed right here in our community.

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Thrive - Mentoring, Education, and Support for Montana Families

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Thrive provides local Gallatin Valley families with the resources, tools, and support they need to raise healthy, successful children. We provide mentoring, education, and support to children and families through signature programs designed right here in our community.

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The mission of Hearts and Homes is to provide critical support services to families who currently have children in foster, kinship, or dual custody care by providing programs and training that aim to preserve and strengthen family ties.

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The mission of Hearts and Homes is to provide critical support services to families who currently have children in foster, kinship, or dual custody care by providing programs and training that aim to preserve and strengthen family ties.

Hearts and Homes began in 1990, providing support to foster parents of children who had been removed from their birth families because of abuse and neglect. While this function continues, a number of programs have been introduced over the years to meet changing needs. Clients are referred to Hearts and Homes by the Department of Public Health and Human Services' Child Protection Services, the courts, family law practitioners and human service agencies. Self-referrals are also accepted.

Current services of Hearts and Homes include:

A safe and supervised home-like location for families who have children in foster, kinship, or dual care to visit their children

Experienced monitors to supervise parenting time within the home or other location

Parent education and skill development, with a customized course of instruction based on the Nurturing Parent Program®

Workshops for parents experiencing divorce and separation, with a focus on children's needs and co-parenting without conflict

Crisis and respite care for kids, including support during medical emergencies, court appearances and crisis situations facing caregivers, to prevent unnecessary family disruption, and to help families at risk of being affected by domestic violence.

Supervised custody exchange in a neutral environment

Practical support to foster families, including educational materials and loans of car seats and age-appropriate equipment and furnishings

Intensive and individualized family support services to promote reunification of children with their parents.

Backpacks for children who are removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Backpacks are meant to meet basic needs and provide comfort, and are filled with necessary toiletries, clothing, toys, books, a blanket and a stuffed animal.

Mental health support services.

How to Contact:
Telephone: 406-585-8544
Fax: 406-586-1348
Email: heartsandhomes@bozemanhelpcenter.org
3316 W. Babcock
Bozeman, MT 59718
Directions to find us:
Hearts & Homes is located off Fowler Street, north of the Bozeman Ponds and across from the sports fields, and just near the 'T' intersection with West Babcock Street..

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The mission of Hearts and Homes is to provide critical support services to families who currently have children in foster, kinship, or dual custody care by providing programs and training that aim to preserve and strengthen family ties.

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Parenting Montana Provides resources and tools for families with children of all ages.

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Parenting Montana provides easy-to-use parenting tools to support your child's success from kindergarten through the teen years.

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HealthyGallatin.org was created to explain and promote the programs and services that the health department offers to our community.

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We may have come a long way when it comes to acceptance, but there is still a long way to go. The LGBTQ community still faces discrimination, prejudice, denial of civil and human rights, and family rejection. Youth are especially vulnerable to bullying, teasing, harassment and physical [...]

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Family Health Services: Home Visiting The Home Visiting program is here to help families from prenatal care to children up to age 8. Learn More Montana Asthma Program Our free home visiting program helps adults and children with asthma live normal lives. Learn More For Dads Dads matter. Learn more

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ECCC offers programs and resources for children to become successful in school and life.

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Children and youth get a strong start and have a solid foundation for success in school, work and life.

The first 2,000 days of a child's life are truly foundational. By age three, 85% of your brain's framework is built-at Greater Gallatin United Way, we believe every child deserves nurturing care and support during this crucial time.

Gallatin Early Childhood Community Council (ECCC) is a collaborative effort of 130 individuals and over 60 community organizations - parents, child care workers, policy makers, civic leaders, and experts-under the roof of Greater Gallatin United Way to promote thriving, healthy children.

Greater Gallatin United Way is committed to support the infrastructure of collective impact across Gallatin County. In an effort to create long-term systemic change, we have remained the backbone organization for ECCC for over 26 years, providing:

vision + strategy

platform to aligned activities

establish shared measurement practices

build public will

advance policy

mobilize funding

The council meets 1-2 times a month to host community events, coordinate training and support for early child educators, provide education and advocacy for parents, and educate the community on the importance of healthy development of children.
2018 - Early Childhood Development In Montana Report
ECCC members take the data we've collected as a group to inform their individual organizations--leveraging each other's work to feed common goals. We believe that to ensure every child has access to a supportive community; every adult is responsible to make that happen.

Why early childhood matters

Our earliest days, weeks and months of life are a period of unparalleled growth when trillions of brain cell connections are made (Zero to Three).

Health and development are directly influenced by the quality of care and experiences a child has with his parents and other adults (Zero to Three).

The connection between early life experiences and the health of a nation underscores the importance of strategic investments in the care and protection of pregnant women, infants, and young children, and it suggests that most current attempts to prevent adult disease and create a healthier workforce may be starting too late (Harvard Center for the Developing Child).

Children's health is a nation's wealth, as a sound body and mind enhance the capacity of children to develop a wide range of competencies that are necessary to become contributing members of a successful society (Harvard).

One in six children who are not reading proficiently in third grade does not graduate from high school on time

Overall, 22 percent of children who have lived in poverty do not graduate from high school, compared to 6 percent of those who have never been poor

History of ECCC

In response to many children not entering school ready to learn, GGUW convened Success By 6, a collaboration of multi-sector partners including, MSU Dept of Education, THRIVE, MSU Early Childhood, Community Health Partners, Gallatin City/County Health Department, area school districts, Child Care Connections and other organizations. The focus was on forming a framework for planning and implementing future work to support a "whole child" approach to education, focusing on both cognitive skills and the child's social and emotional development.

In 2010, as part of community early childhood discussions, a joint grant application was submitted to MT Department of Public Health and Human Services (MT DPHHS) Early Childhood Services Bureau with GGUW as the lead agency. Our community was one of seven in the state to receive Best Beginnings grant for $135,000 over a two-year period to conduct a comprehensive assessment of early childhood services in our region in order to identify assets and gaps and discover methods for connecting with system users - the parents. At the same time MT DPHHS Public Health Bureau was awarded a grant to conduct similar work. The state then combined the two funds. The Best Beginnings Coordinator began working closely with the Gallatin County/City Health Department to develop a work plan for collecting and analyzing the data. Strategic planning meetings were held with over 30 community partners working together to advance the project. GGUW's Executive Director, Carol Townsend, was appointed to the Governor's Best Beginnings Council. In 2013, a comprehensive needs assessment was delivered to the community. 2013 Early Childhood Community Needs Assessment

GGUW continued to act as the lead agency and fiscal agent for the coalition, now named Early Childhood Community Council (ECCC). In 2014, a MT Compact VISTA employed by ECCC completed a health and human resource guide for the community, 2014 Community Resource Guide, as part of the councils work. The community-wide coalition continues to promote thriving children from birth through age eight. ECCC provides leadership to community partners with the goal of creating an efficient, effective and comprehensive system of early childhood services in the Greater Gallatin area to ensure that every child has a healthy and enriched beginning.

For more information about ECCC, visit ecccgallatin.org or contact Sarah Krumm, Greater Gallatin United Way Early Childhood Impact Coordinator, (406)587-2194

Council Partners

ASMSU Child Care Center, A.W.A.R.E. Inc., Belgrade Community Library, Belgrade Public Schools, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin County, Bozeman Public Library, Bozeman Public Schools, Child Care Connections, Child Development Center, Children's Museum of Bozeman, City of Bozeman Recreation Department, Community Health Partners (Gallatin & Park Counties), Family Promise, Family Outreach, Gallatin City-County Health Department, Gallatin Mental Health Center, Gallatin Valley Food Bank, Gallatin Valley YMCA, Greater Gallatin United Way, HRDC Head Start, Livingston Public Schools, Montana Team Nutrition, Montana State University Child Development Center, Montana State University College of Education, Health & Human Development, Montana State University Early Childhood Project, Museum of the Rockies, Park County Community Foundation, Thrive and Youth Dynamics.

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Early Childhood Community Council | Greater Gallatin United Way

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Children and youth get a strong start and have a solid foundation for success in school, work and life. The first 2,000 days of a child's life are truly foundational. By age three, 85% of your brain's framework is built-at Greater Gallatin United Way, we believe every child deserves nurturing care and support during this crucial time.