This summer, several community organizations in and around Gallatin County gave out tens of thousands of free summer meals to children and their families.
Residents and local officials gathered on Thursday to celebrate Gallatin County’s public transportation services.
For nearly 20 years, the Human Resource Development Council has organized a free summer lunch program for kids up to 18 years old. The heart of the free summer lunch program is Olivia Smart, childhood nutrition coordinator for HRDC. Smart volunteered for the program as an undergrad at Montana State studying dietetics before taking on the role full time.
Affordable housing continues to be a major issue in Bozeman, which the Human Resource Development Council, in partnership with Boundary Development, is working to address.
Since 2015, Brooke has been working with Allergan Aesthetics, Body Contouring. In 2018, Brooke began her role as Senior Manager of Training. Brooke graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Commercial Photography from Appalachian State University in 2011.
Brooke began her role on our Board in 2019. However, she feels it’s more fitting to say that she gets to serve on our Board. For Brooke, an evening at our Fork & Spoon was her first glance into our organization’s powerful work. As Brooke states, joining the Board has only expanded her appreciation for the caliber of people leading our mission and the impact of our vast ecosystem of services. While metrics alone are impressive, Brooke likes to visualize each number as an individual example of support – an extension of a helping hand, a moment of relief – given to one of our neighbors. She is grateful for the opportunity to participate in shaping HRDC’s future.
Although Brooke spends most of her volunteer time with HRDC, she was fortunate enough to build with Habitat for Humanity over the course of the summer in 2020. Her favorite place to spend time is anywhere under the Big Sky, although Hyalite may be her favorite place on Earth.
