Program areas at Ywca Missoula
The pathways program: provides a 24-hour support line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, children's programming, support groups, sexual assault services, and peer counseling for adult and child survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their families. In fiscal year 2022, pathways served 1,796 primary and secondary survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence.
The youth services program includes after-school and drop-in children's activities for the residents living in the Ywca meadowlark shelters; advocacy and support groups for child witnesses of domestic violence; and the girls using their strengths (guts!) Leadership program, which provided leadership development opportunities to girls and gender diverse youth ages 9 - 18. In fiscal year 2022, the youth services program served 244 children.
The Missoula family housing center provides emergency housing for homeless families to rapidly move families off the streets and provide the support necessary for them to secure stable, permanent housing. The mfhc includes a walk-in center providing assessment, referral and emergency supportive services for individuals and families, and the rapid re-housing program offering deposit and rent assistance for up to 24 months for literally homeless one- and two-parent families. In fiscal year 2022, mfhc and rapid re-housing served in total 563 adults and children.
Planet kids provide supervised visitation and exchange services to divorced or separated families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. In fiscal year 2022, planet kids provided services to 69 families that included 110 children.
The racial justice initiative aims to dismantle societal systems and norms that are the reasons bipoc are disproportionately affected by issues of poverty, homelessness, underemployment and violence. The initiative includes community education and advocacy, as well as internal anti-racism training.
Secret seconds: the organization operates two thrift stores which accepts gently used clothing, accessories, housewares, and furniture to sell to the community at reduced prices.