THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 SERVING SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA. WE ARE A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION. WE EXIST TO INSTILL HOPE, DEVELOP RESOURCES, DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND CHANGE LIVES. WE ENVISION A PLACE WHERE OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ARE EQUALLY AFFORDED TO EVERYONE. WE WORK TO ACHIEVE THIS BY HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SITUATIONS CONFRONT AND OVERCOME OBSTACLES SO THAT THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF POVERTY, OPERATING A FAMILY OF SERVICES ADDRESSING PRESSING HUMAN NEEDS: HUNGER, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SENIOR EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION, HOME HEATING, EFFICIENCY, AND SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING, WE FOSTER SUSTAINABLE RESULTS THROUGH PRACTICAL, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.