DPHHS

Homeless Services for District 5

Cascade, Choteau, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, & Toole Counties

Disabled
Advocates for the Developmentally Disabled  
600 Central Plaza, Suite 15  
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 452-3403  
Work with developmentally disabled & help them become integrated into the community, making sure their rights are protected.  Advocates available for one on one matches.  Emphasis on youth recruitment.  

Child Abuse
Cascade Co. Child Abuse Prevention Council  
2608 2nd Ave N
PO Box 6814  
Great Falls MT 59406
Cascade County
(406) 761-1286
Primary prevention of child abuse through education programs, workshops & community activities.

Pregnancy/Maternal Health Care
Catholic Social Services  
1601 Second Ave. N, Suite 640
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County 
(406) 771-7805   
(800) 222-9383
Confidential counseling for women experiencing unplanned pregnancy, referral to appropriate community resources, arrangement for adoptive home placement.  

Pregnancy/Maternal Health Care
, Medical Care  
City-County Health Dept  
115 4th St S
Great Falls MT 59405
Cascade County 
(406) 454-6950  
Services available to entire community.  WIC Program, STD diagnosis & treatment, health consultations & low birth weight prevention programs, e.g. MIAMI.  

Child Care
Daycare Association
1623 12th Ave S
Great Falls MT 59405
Cascade County
(406) 452-8427  
To insure that every child in Cascade County & surrounding counties has a day or night environment offering a fair & full opportunity to reach his or her potential.  No fee for referral service.  

Child Care  
Growing Place  
1130 17th Ave. S
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County
(406) 761-2466  
Preschool & daycare for children 2-5 years with or without disabilities

Child Care
 
Family Connections
600 Central Plaza
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 761-6010  
Full range of child care service to 6 county area.  Resource & Referral program.  Helps parents find quality child care

Substance Abuse Treatment, Intervention
Gateway Recovery Center  
401 3rd Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County 
(406) 727-2512  
Provides family, drug & alcohol & adolescent counseling, evaluations, interventions & referrals.  Specializing in addiction treatment.  Fees based on sliding scale.

Permanent Housing
Great Falls Housing Authority
1500 6th Ave S
Great Falls MT 59405
Cascade County 
(406) 453-4311
Provide housing to low income families & elderly

Pregnancy/Maternal Health Care
Health Mothers Health Babies
PO Box 1144  
Great Falls MT 59403  
Cascade County 
(406) 268-6763  
Link families with community resources that provide parent education & support. Also provides training resources for parents, parent educators & community advocates.  

Medical Care
, Mental Health Care
Indian Alliance  
1220 Central Ave
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 268-1510  
Provides acute medical care, various screenings & referrals & psychiatric services.  Proof of tribal enrollments or descendancy needed.  

Legal Assistance
Legal Services Assoc. of Montana
503 1st Ave. N., Suite 207
Great Falls MT 59401Cascade County (406) 453-6589  
Legal services in civil cases only for low income persons.

Child Care
, Case Management & Referral
DPHHS, Family Services
2300 10th Ave. S, Suite 106
Great Falls MT 59405
Cascade County
(406) 727-7746
Registers & licenses child care providers as well as day care homes & group homes

Case Management & Referral
DPHHS, County Office of Human Services
201 1st St. S.
Great Falls MT 59403  
Cascade County 
(406) 454-5640
Administration of FAIM, Medicaid, Food Stamps


Emergency Shelters
, Transitional Housing, Basic Needs; Food & Clothing, Case Management & Referral
Opportunities, Inc.
Emergency Assistance
905 1st Ave. N  
Great Falls MT 59401  
Cascade County 
(406) 761-0310
Provide emergency services to assist low-income people.  

Child Care
, Pregnancy/Maternal Health Care
Pregnancy Help Center  
503 1st Ave. N., Suite 207
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 727-3229  
(800) 550-4900  Free pregnancy testing & counseling; referrals & help getting other help

Emergency Shelters, Basic Needs; Food & Clothing
Rescue Mission  
326 2nd Ave S.  
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County
(406) 761-2653
Meals, clothing & other services for individuals & families

Emergency Shelters, Case Management & Referral
 
Runaway Attention Home/Kairos, Inc.
1201 7th Ave. NW
Great Falls MT 59404  
Cascade County
(406) 452-7672  
Basic needs (food, shelter & counseling) of youth in crisis, including runaway youth

Emergency Shelters
, Basic Needs; Food & Clothing  
Salvation Army  
616 1st Ave NW
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County
(406) 761-5660  
Emergency shelter & food for families & transients as funding permits

Emergency Shelters
, Basic Needs; Food & Clothing  
Stitches/Set Free  
PO Box 6122  
Great Falls MT 59406  
Cascade County(406) 453-4479Faith based ministry providing food, clothing & shelter

Transitional Housing
 
Transitional Housing Center/Gateway
2211 5th Ave N  
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 452-6655  
Transitional housing for verified homeless

 
Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental Health Care
Benefis, Chemical Dependency Unit
500 15th Ave. S
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County 
(406) 455-2367  
(406) 455-2380
Provides detox, acute stabilization, in-patient treatment, case management, interventions, intensive outpatient program & more for person with substance abuse or mental disorders.  24 hours a day


Legal Assistance
Cascade Law Clinic  
503 First Avenue N. Suite 204
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County 
(406) 452-6269   
(406) 453-6036
Recruits pro bono attorneys to represent low-income individuals in uncontested family law matters.  Also provides free educational programs for parents involved in child abuse & neglect cases.  

Medical Care
Community Health Care Center
115 4th St. S.  
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County
(406) 454-6973  
Medical services to all residents regardless of economic status or disability.  Not-for-profit clinic charges fee on sliding scale.  Accepts Medicaid, Medicare.  

Intervention  
Crisis Line/Voices of Hope
PO Box 6644  
Great Falls MT 59406  
Cascade County 
(406) 771-6848 ext. 3336   
(406) 453-HELP
(800) 587-0199  
Crisis line has 24 hours volunteers on duty to offer support to someone in crisis. Provides a link to many other agencies & groups & offers information & referrals.

Veterans

Disabled American Veterans600 Central Plaza   Suite 1Great Falls MT 59401Cascade County(406) 452-7384Assists disabled veterans, widows or orphans of veterans to gain or receive services or assistance to which they are entitled from the VA.  

Medical Care
Falls Aids Network  
2611 10th Ave S.  
PO Box 220
Great Falls MT 59405
Cascade County
(406) 791-9080
Provide referrals for anonymous & confidential HIV testing & counseling.  Provide financial assistance to HIV positive individuals
 

Basic Needs; Food & Clothing

FISH
1620 12th Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401  
Cascade County 
(406) 452-fish (3474)  
Provides emergency food assistance after all other agencies have been contacted & cannot help.  Works through the local churches, providing food & volunteer time to package food boxes.  Provides emergency food for 2-3 days max.  


Mental Health Care

Center for Mental Health  
1200 10th Ave S.  
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County
(406) 761-2100
Provide comprehensive mental health services in a 12 county area

Permanent Housing

Habitat for Humanity  
220 2 N
Great Falls MT 59401  
Cascade County
(406) 453-5972
Works with are low-income families with young children to build & own their own home through sweat equity

Child Care
HANDS (Grt Falls Public School)  
915 1st Ave. S.  
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 268-6932  
H&S provides before & after school child care for children 5-11 years old in the elementary schools

Job Training
Job Service
1018 7th St South
Great Falls MT 59405
Cascade County
(406) 791-5800  
Job matching, counseling, training, testing & referral.  

Emergency Shelters, Emergency Shelter for Domestic Violence, Veterans, Basic Needs; Food & Clothing  
Mercy Home  
PO Box
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County
(406) 453-1018  
911  
(406) 452-1315
Temporary emergency shelter, food, clothing & counseling for abused, battered & transient women & their children.  Referral for further needs.  

Child Care
, Domestic Violence, Intervention  
DPHHS, Child & Adult Protective Services  
2306 12th Ave. S., Suite 211  
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County 
(406) 727-7746  
Child & adult abuse & neglect referrals, state paid child care & protective services

Case Management & Referral
Montana Veterans Affairs  
600 Central Plaza, Rm 16
Great Falls MT 59401  
Cascade County 
(406) 452-265  
Benefits for veterans, widows or orphans include hospitalization, pension, compensation & more.  

Legal Assistance
People's Law Center
PO Box  
Great Falls MT 59403  
Cascade County
(406) 761-7720
Legal assistance with SSI, SSDI, public benefits issues, FAIM, food stamps, Medicaid & other cases


Intervention
, Domestic Violence Programs, Intervention  
Rape Victim Advocacy/Voices of Hope
PO Box 6644  
Great Falls MT 59406  
Cascade County
(406) 453-HELP
Provide 24 hour telephone service for any person involved in a crisis situation or needs community service information or referral.  Also, assists sexual assault victims


Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental Health Care  
Rocky Mountain Treatment Center  
920 4th Ave. N  
Great Falls MT 59401
Cascade County 
(406) 727-8832   
(800) 521-6572  
Inpatient & partial hospitalization treatment center for chemical addictions  

Job Training
 
Rural Employment Opportunities, Inc.
1301 9th Ave. S  
Great Falls MT 59405  
Cascade County 
(406) 761-1371  
(800) 823-6768
Job search assistance, skills training & counseling.


Basic Needs; Food & Clothing

St. Vincent DePaul Society  
500 Central Ave. W  
Great Falls MT 59404  
Cascade County
(406) 761-0966
Emergency agency used before other agencies can take over to provide food, clothing & household furnishings

Child Care
St. Thomas Child & Family Center  
416 23rd St. N
Great Falls MT 59401  
Cascade County
(406) 761-6538
Toddler care & after school care of children

Child Care  
Ursuline Centre
2300 Central Ave  
Great Falls MT 59401  
Cascade County
(406) 452-8585
Day care, kindergarten, pre-school.  Fees vary.  

Page last updated: 07/17/2007