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- EIN 23-7439391
- info@thepoverellocenter.org
- (406) 728-1809
- Po Box 7644 Missoula MT 59807 USA
- http://www.thepoverellocenter.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Homeless Shelters, Human Services
Mission: In collaboration with the people of missoula and surrounding areas and local, state, and national organizations, the poverello center, inc reaches out to provide food, shelter, clothing, and essential services to the community's hungry and homeless. This mission is accomplished through compassionate, respectful, and competent services in an environment that enhances human worth.
Programs: The poverello center, located at 1110 west broadway in missoula, montana, houses services for temporarily homeless clients. The shelter provides 95 emergency beds, with 24 hour access to shelter and services. Services provided free of charge in the shelter include: breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as access to sack lunches, storage space for personal belongings, computers, phone, mail, bus passes, showers, laundry facilities, clothing, radip intake and referral, and an on-site partnership health medical clinic. In 2014, "the pov" provided 122,214 meals and 31,611 nights of shelter.
the valor house provides 17 individual apartment units to previously homeless veterans, in a non-dormitory type setting, onsite case management, 24-hour staffing, and an abundance of local area healthcare providers to help aid veterans as they transition out of homelessness and create stability for the future. The program is considered long-term transitional housing, where qualified residents can live for up to 24 months, and with a minimum 12 month stay. During their stay at valor, residents pay 30% of their income as rent. After one year in the program, a veteran is eligible to receive a section 8 housing voucher to attain the housing of their choice.
the poverello center's outreach program works to identify barriers to housing/services for missoula's chronically homeless individuals, while simutaneously supporting and educating downtown businesses and community members. The teams conduct daily outreach to individuals living on the streets and in encampments across the community. Program goals:-build relationships with shelter-resistant individuals through direct contact. -identify barriers to services and make referrals to area resources. -deter use of costly emergency services by promoting the h. O. T. Line as an alternative to 9-1-1 for disruptive behavior related to chronic homelessness.