Big Brothers/Big Sisters is a non-profit organization which matches adult mentors with children from single parent families. Their Lunch Pail Pal program is also very popular. They match mentors with a child at school close by to spend one lunch hour a week for one year with that child. www.bbbsfc.org
Bigfork High School
Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club is a Youth Development Organization for youth between the ages of 6-18. They focus on character building and leadership skills, health and life skills and fitness and recreation in their before and after school programs.
Columbia Falls High School
Court Appointed Special Advocates for Kids (CASA)
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Kids is an organization of volunteers who are appointed by the court system to protect the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes, or may be removed.
Flathead Care
is a drug prevention organization that promotes Asset Building to help all youth become healthy, caring, responsible adults. Some of their programs include: Teen Camp, STAND (Students Taking A New Direction) groups at Flathead High School, Kalispell Junior High School, Evergreen Junior High School and Linderman, Kids Camp, Red Ribbon Week, Teen Day, CARE Support Groups , Prevention Works!! Training, and a sponsor of Teens After Hours at the Summit.
Flathead City/County Health Department
It is the mission of the Flathead City-County Health Department to assure the conditions in which the people of the Flathead Valley can be healthy through collaboration, promoting stewardship of Flathead resources, and providing preventive health services to the Flathead Community. Information and services are provided in the following areas: Bike Safety & Bike Helmet Purchase, Burning Restrictions, Child Safety, Community Services, Health Promotion, Home Health Services, Immunizations Schedule, Tobacco Education, Environmental Health, W.I.C. and Reproductive Services. www.flatheadhealth.org
The Flathead Valley Chemical Dependency Clinic is a private non-profit, community based agency which provides alcohol and other drug counseling and prevention services. It is certified to offer the following outpatient services: assessment, intervention, individual and group counseling, education, family work, aftercare, and prevention for alcohol and other drug related problems. The clinic also offers an Adolescent Outpatient Program, in which adolescents faced with chemical abuse and dependency problems can access assessment, individual and group counseling components while remaining involved with their school, families, and community.
Head Start
provides early childhood education for limited income families, ages 3-5. They also provide services for children with disabilities, Family Support Services and Physical and Mental Health Services.
Kalispell Police Department
Pathways Treatment Center
The Nurturing Center
The Nurturing Center is a non-profit, community based organization supporting families and child care professionals. A variety of classes and programs are available to assist parents in meeting the challenges of parenting in today's world. Individual child care referrals are available on request.
The Nurturing Center's goal is to ensure that each child has the right to be treated with respect and live in safety with secure, healthy, nurturing relationships. Families are their business! www.nurturingcenter.org
The Summit
is a Community Center for Health Promotion and Fitness, and a division of Kalispell Regional Medical Center. It is a first class facility, providing a a medically and scientifically sound environment where people of all ages and backgrounds can safely achieve their health and fitness goals. The Summit provides a complete compedium of preventive and rehabilitative services overseen by a medical advisory committee. Their mission is "To provide a supportive environment for improving and sustaining individual well-being through education, recreation, fitness, and health promotion". www.summithealthcenter.com
United Way
University of Montana, Division of Education Research and Service
Violence Free Crisis Line
was formed in order to provide services for victims of domestic violence, rape, incest and child abuse. These problems are epidemic in society today. Violence Free Crisis Line/The Abbie attempts not only to respond to emerging crises of this nature, but also to prevent these situations from occurring in the future. Their goals are to empower individuals to respond to their situations and to prevent future violence. Their services include: Crisis Intervention - a 24-hour crisis phone line with coverage 365 days a year, Peer Counseling, Advocacy/Referral, and Emergency Shelter/Safe Housing at The Abigail Frederick Memorial Shelter.
The Abbey shelter was established to give battered women in our community the opportunity to think, feel, and live in a safe, warm environment. Shelter Services include: Crisis intervention, Peer counseling, information and referrals, access to medical, economic, and legal assistance, emergency transportation, education on domestic violence issues, non-judgemental support, and court advocacy in filing Orders of Protection and Crime Victims Compensation claims. A very important prevention program of the Violence Free Crisis Line is the PEACE project, in which teen educators present information on dating and sexual violence to peers. www.thepeaceproject.com
Whitefish CARE
is a non-profit organization, utilizing Federal Office of Public Instruction Safe & Drug Free School monies, within Whitefish School District #44. Their mission statement is: "To promote a safe and drug-free school environment and a community network through education, intervention and prevention that will support continued healthy lifestyles for youth." Whitefish CARE is a collaborative effort between representatives from the community, Whitefish Police Department, North Valley Hospital, and School District students, staff and parents.
