Financial Assistance
Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana (CAPNM)
- https://www.capnm.net/
- Assisting with energy assistance, housing programs, teen support, employment training and budget education.
For the Children, Inc.
- https://www.dougbettersforthechildren.org/
- For the Children, Inc. is a non-profit organization based out of Whitefish, MT. The mission of For the Children Inc. is to provide financial assistance to Montana families with pediatric medical-related costs. Each year, approximately $50,000 is given to families whose children are in need of medical treatment outside of their community.
The Heart Locker - Teen and Young Adult Drop-In Center
- https://www.kalispellheartprogram.org/
- https://www.facebook.com/KalispellHEARTProgram/
- Phone: (406) 261-3972 | Janelle Willet – Email: willetj@sd5.k12.mt.us
- Provides food, clothes, hygiene items, school supplies, resources and a safe space for teens and young adults in need.
- Call to make an appointment or drop in every Tuesday from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m.
United Healthcare Children's Foundation
- https://www.uhccf.org/
- The United Healthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides medical grants to help children gain access to health-related services not covered, or not fully covered, by their family’s commercial health insurance plan. The Foundation embraces and supports the concept of facilitating access to health-related services that have the potential to significantly enhance either the clinical condition or the quality of life of the child and that are not fully covered by the available commercial health insurance plan. The Foundation provides financial assistance toward the family’s share of the cost of medical services.
Office of Public Assistance Programs
- https://apply.mt.gov
- Phone: (888) 706-1535 | 121 Financial Dr, Kalispell MT
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance for families with minor dependent children.
- SNAP food assistance.
- Medicaid to pay for medical care, in-home personal care services and long-term care.
Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships
- https://nurturingcenter.org/best-beginnings-scholarship-program/
- Phone: (406) 756-1414 | Nurturing Center – 322 2nd Ave W Ste B&C, Kalispell MT
WIC - Women Infants and Children
- https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/health/wic
- Phone: (406) 751-8170 | Flathead City County Health Department – 1035 1st Ave W, Kalispell MT
- Access to healthy food and nutrition education for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, infants and children up to age five.
Land to Hand MT
Programs:
Farm to School – Educational and nutritional food programs in Columbia Falls Schools grades K-12
Weekend Backpack Program – distributes weekend food bags to children and Fresh Snacks Fridays in Columbia Falls
Double Snap Dollars at local Farmer’s Markets
Food Rx – provides fruits and vegetables weekly to low-income individuals with chronic health conditions through 9 health clinics in the Flathead Valley.
Free the Seeds – Provides free seeds and gardening clinics to the community.
Website: https://landtohandmt.org/
Phone: 406-616-2017
Flathead Food Bank Backpack Program
Phone: (406) 752-3663 | Flathead Food Bank
Provides child-friendly, non-perishable food bags for weekends and holidays at participating schools.
