The Missoula Salvation Army needs another $18,000 before they can open their highly anticipated ‘Warming Center’ for those who must spend the night in the winter cold.
At a special Friday afternoon meeting of the Missoula City Council, the seven members present voted unanimously to approve interim zoning approval for a warming shelter to be housed in the Missoula Salvation Army building on South Russell Street.
One of the presentations at Thursday’s Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference at the University of Montana was the importance of understanding ‘Trauma Bonding’, from Julie Clark with the Salvation Army in Missoula.
On Tuesday, August 15, the 'Back-To-School Bash hosted by the Missoula Salvation Army and the United Way will help more than 1,000 kids start the school year ready to learn from the very first day.
For the last 18 years, the Collaborative Winter Shelter Program has been offering assistance to low-income and needy families to help them keep their housing during the coldest winter months.