Last year HRDC’s Big Sky Community Food Bank was recognized by the Big Sky Chamber for the great work we are doing in Big Sky, and this year, our Manager, Sarah Gaither Bivens, was recognized as Big Sky’s non-profit person of the year!
HRDC’s Housing Director, Brian Guyer, was recently interviewed and spoke about soaring housing costs have caused so many of our community members to become unhoused.
The Human Resource Development Council, or HRDC, announced a new partnership and merger with the Livingston School District to deliver early education to area children, per a recent news release.
HRDC’s Early Childhood Education program to merge with the district’s 2-year kindergarten program.
The HRDC Warming Center is now open for the summer months, but workers there say warmer weather doesn’t mean the number of guests will slow down anytime soon.
Workers at Bozeman’s HRDC go around to urban camping areas once a week offering help to the homeless population.
At this point, [HRDC has] enough funding together to get construction on the year-round shelter, called Homeward Point, started.
Workers at Bozeman’s HRDC go around to urban camping areas once a week offering help to the homeless population.
Outreach coordinator Crystal Baker is leading the way for the nonprofit’s Street Outreach Program.
Baker knows what it’s like to be homeless and can relate to those facing hard times.
Prospera Business Network has given a $250,000 Community Impact Loan to the Bozeman Chamber Foundation. This will be the final piece of funding needed for HRDC to finish its Homeward Point Project which will provide emergency housing.
Gallatin High School student Emersen York is shining a light on the issue of homelessness and urban camping in Bozeman.
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.
