Find local help with food, health, child care, and family support.
This directory is not emergency care. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911.
19 services
Cost help
By Montana DPHHS
State child-care scholarship for eligible Montana families.
How to connect: Apply through the official Best Beginnings path; Child Care Resources can assist Western Montana families with the application.
Family support service
By Big Brothers Big Sisters NW Montana
Community- and school-based mentoring for youth in Missoula County through professionally supported matches.
How to connect: Use the official Missoula page to enroll a child or apply to mentor.
Family support service
By Missoula Food Bank & Community Center
A free drop-in family learning and play space with activities and meals for children.
How to connect: Check the official page for current access information; schedules and hours are not copied into this evergreen record.
Family support service
By Families First Learning Lab
Parenting education and group-learning opportunities designed to build skills and connections among parents and guardians.
How to connect: Use the official parenting page for current class and registration information.
Peer-support group
By Missoula Aging Services
No-cost caregiver support, groups, classes, and resource connections for people caring for family members with chronic illness or dementia.
How to connect: Use the official caregiver-support page for current groups, classes, and service inquiry paths.
Family support service
By Family Promise of Missoula
Homelessness prevention, shelter partnership, case management, and housing stabilization support for local families.
How to connect: Use the official program pages for current access and eligibility information.
Referral service
By Child Care Resources
A public referral path for families looking for child care and related resources in Western Montana.
How to connect: Use the official family resource path; openings are not inferred or republished.
Adaptive & respite service
By Missoula Adaptive Recreation & Sports
Adaptive sports and active recreation intended to help people with disabilities recreate, socialize, and build community.
How to connect: Use the public get-involved path for current participation opportunities.
Food & basic needs
By Missoula Food Bank & Community Center
A choice-model food store with no eligibility criteria; visitors complete a self-reported intake and can receive resource information.
How to connect: Review the official page before visiting for current access information.
Family support service
By Missoula Public Health
Free visits for Missoula County families seeking pregnancy, infant-care, parenting, health, nutrition, early-learning, or resource-connection support.
How to connect: Use the official Children & Families page to request connection with the appropriate public-health service.
Food & basic needs
By Missoula Public Health
Nutrition education, monthly healthy-food benefits, and community support for eligible pregnant or postpartum people, infants, and children through age five.
How to connect: Use the official page to review current income eligibility and contact Missoula WIC.
Referral service
By Montana State University Extension
Statewide support, education, resources, and navigation for relatives and kin raising children without parental involvement.
How to connect: Use the official program's public contacts, resources, and support-group paths.
Family support service
By Mountain Home Montana
Housing and independent-living, therapeutic, employment and education, and child-care support for eligible young mothers and their children.
How to connect: Use the official apply or referral page to review current eligibility and request services.
Peer-support group
By NAMI Missoula
A peer-led support group for family members, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions.
How to connect: Use the official support-group page for current participation details; attendee information is not republished.
Adaptive & respite service
By Opportunity Resources
Recreational, educational, and social activities for people with developmental disabilities.
How to connect: Use Opportunity Resources' official program page for current service inquiry information.
Family support service
By The Parenting Place
A voluntary, flexible home-visiting program providing intensive support, information, and parenting guidance.
How to connect: Use the official Parent Aide page to ask about current participation.
Health & development
By Missoula Public Health
A free early-learning home-visiting program for Missoula County families with children from pre-birth through age five.
How to connect: Use the official Children & Families page to call or submit the public self-referral form.
Adaptive & respite service
By Missoula Family YMCA
Inclusive respite and recreation support by inquiry.
How to connect: Contact the YMCA for current respite options.
Family support service
Public entry point for family housing, supervised visitation, youth, and safety-sensitive survivor services.
How to connect: Use YWCA Missoula's official services page; private client, shelter, and safety details are not republished.
16 organizations
A youth mentoring organization serving Missoula and Flathead counties through community- and school-based programs.
A Western Montana resource that helps families find child care, seek child-care financial help, and access child-development resources.
A Missoula nonprofit strengthening families through parenting education, connection, play, and partnership.
A Missoula nonprofit coordinating homelessness prevention, shelter partnership, and housing stabilization support for families.
A Missoula adaptive recreation organization supporting people with disabilities through sports, active programs, and advocacy.
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