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We are a faith based program to help women coming out of addiction, incarceration and domestic abuse, reclaim their families and lives. Our program consists of Bible studies, employment preparation and help connecting with other community resources. The program lasts from 6-9 months and equips the women to live successful lives and give back to their communities.

Strengthening our community by creating opportunities that support and inspire women. Founded in 1986 Women’s Opportunity & Resource Development, Inc. (WORD) is one of Missoula’s longest established and most experienced non-profit organizations. Since our founding in 1986, WORD has spearheaded, supported and participated with organizations, agencies and individuals who are committed to building community in Missoula. Vision: At WORD we envision a socially just world where each person is valued and all are empowered to fulfill their potential. We aim to build, through collective action, the socioeconomic, cultural and political conditions that ensure equality, independence and full participation for all. We believe that these conditions are indispensable to the health and sustainability of families, communities and society as a whole. Mission: WORD creates opportunities, programs and policies that inspire and support women’s development, leadership and choice, for the benefit of our entire community. Values: As a feminist organization WORD is committed to modeling and actively promoting ways of working that: - Value and celebrate women’s experiences and contributions; - Respect individual dignity and honor diversity; - Ensure accessibility for those with the least access to resources, value and power; - Are holistic, client-centered and strengths-based; - Encourage creativity, community and openness to change. - Through our programs we offer support, education and training to empower women and their families to move from a place of need to a place of independence, participation and choice. Our programs promote women’s access to stable housing, adequate income, personal/career development, family/school involvement and the creation of policies for social change.

For more than 25 years, WHEDco has been a leader in creating thriving neighborhoods in the South Bronx. In addition to building beautifully-designed green, affordable homes that serve as a foundation for family stability, WHEDco creates life-changing opportunities for local residents of every age through our research-driven Early Childhood and Youth Education initiatives, which set kids on a path to college; Small Business Development programs, which nurture entrepreneurship and address community needs; Family Support and Counseling services, which connect families to the critical resources they need to succeed; and Arts and Culture programming, which showcases the borough's musical legacy and supports a new generation of artists. Learn more at whedco.org.

To promote economic resilience and stable homes by developing and preserving high quality affordable and supportive housing, with an emphasis on under-served populations.

The majority of individuals in a homeless shelter at any given time are women and their children. These women are typically victims of domestic violence and are fleeing an abusive home looking to start over in a safe environment. Many other women in shelters are single mothers who lost their jobs due to unforeseen circumstances and need help to get back on their feet. Regardless of the situation that led these women to homelessness, they need support - both physical and emotional - to transition to a better life for themselves and their children. BRAWS mission is to support these women by providing new (tags on, only) bras and underwear, as well as feminine hygiene supplies. Unbeknownst to many people, these are some of the most requested critical needs by women in shelters. New bras and underwear and tampons, pads, and pantyliners are rarely donated, expensive items for a shelter to replenish, and not covered by food stamps. Insufficient access to these items often leads to unsanitary conditions and health problems.

Yellowstone was founded to provide a safe place and a plan of recovery for individuals who have lost their way due to drugs and alcohol, our primary purpose is to serve as a message center for recovery Established in 1997, Yellowstone was founded to provide a place and plan for indigent women who suffer from the diseases of drug addiction and alcoholism. Our primary purpose is to help women achieve sobriety and to show our client there is hope for the future. Yellowstone provides a complete continuum of care to allow us to walk with our clients from their first day to the day they enter society as productive members. We also work to help those who are incarcerated to get the help they need upon release so they do not return to the streets and their old way of life. We are a non-profit 501(c) (3) corporation, (Tax ID NO. 33-0802499). Our one-year program begins with a first step. During their first 30-day stay, residents find at Yellowstone, food, shelter, a 12-step program, and a new direction. For the next 11 months, we help them build a new way of living, sober and clean. In our last 20 years of service over 15,000 women have walked though our doors.

DAWNS House (Directly Assisting Women Newly Sober) Transitional housing for homeless females with substance abuse issues.

To break the cycle of abuse and poverty by providing a caring home, education, and support services necessary to transform the lives of pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children.