HRDC, IX is currently developing Bozeman’s first purpose-built, low-barrier year-round shelter: Homeward Point at Community Commons. A public meeting will be held on May 30, 2024, at 9:45 a.m. to review the findings of the Environmental Review Checklist.
Homeless shelters in Montana are overwhelmed with the demand for services, which they say has increased by upwards of 30% in five years.
HRDC is hosting its annual spring food drive, Spring for Food, next Saturday, April 6, to replenish its Gallatin Valley Food Bank shelves.
Over the course of the last year, [HRDC] has provided supportive services to 1,848 seniors while witnessing an all-time high of nearly 145 seniors experiencing homelessness.
This past year, Austin Martin and the Herd embarked on their very first headlining tour across the U.S. They’ll be stopping in 40 different cities, not only to perform but to volunteer in some way.
The housing continuum represents the range of housing types necessary in a community to meet the needs of its residents.
HRDC currently offers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides financial assistance to households to help pay winter home heating bills with eligibility based on gross income and resources.
“This facility marks a lot of new opportunities for us in food production, food rescue, innovative partnerships, nutrition programming, connecting people to more services faster,” Grenier said Thursday.
“More and more folks in the Gallatin Valley and in the area are looking for ways to help make their dollars go further. And programs like this can really help folks make that happen,” said Sara Savage, HRDC associate director.
HRDC’s CEO, Heather Grenier, provides insight into the housing challenges faced by our community.
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.
