Family help in Missoula
219 services in and around Missoula.
Family Help services differ most in who qualifies and how families start. At the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, no ID is needed, while child care scholarships depend on household income and WIC starts with an appointment. 2-1-1 Information & Referral links people with questions to social services in Mineral, Missoula and Ravalli counties.
This directory is not emergency care. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Food & basic needs
52 services. Food banks & pantries, School & summer meals, WIC & SNAP, Housing & shelter, and 2 more.
Housing & shelter 17
- Emergency Housing Solutions Grant
- Family Promise of Missoula Emergency Shelter
- Habitat for Humanity of Missoula
- Homeword — Affordable Housing and Family Financial Support
- Hope Rescue Mission
- Housing Advocate Network
- Housing Solutions Fund
- Human Resource Council Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project
- and 9 more
Scholarships & assistance
23 services. Child care assistance, Activity, camp & school scholarships, Health coverage.
Activity, camp & school scholarships 12
- Colin Snodgrass Youth Hockey Scholarship
- Kids’ Chance of Montana — Scholarships for Children of Injured Workers
- MAYHA Financial Assistance Application 2026-2027
- Missoula Christian Montessori School
- Missoula College W.J. Gallagher high-school and dual-enrollment scholarship
- Missoula Community Foundation high-school scholarships
- Missoula Hell Gate Elks scholarship aid
- Missoula Music Teachers Association summer music-camp scholarships
- and 4 more
Health & development
51 services. Clinics, dental & screenings, Early intervention, Therapy & disability services, Mental health & crisis.
Clinics, dental & screenings 17
- Ag Worker Health Clinic — Lolo Family Services
- All Nations Health Center
- Community Medical Center Pediatric Therapies
- Healthy Montana Kids (HMK)
- Kaleidoscope Kids
- Lowell Elementary School Health Center
- MCPS school health services and vision/hearing screenings
- Missoula Lions vision screenings and child eyeglass assistance
- and 9 more
Therapy & disability services 22
- Applied Behavior Analysis Services
- Brain Injury Alliance of Montana
- Children's Special Health Services
- Clinical Psychology Center
- Community Medical Center Pediatric Therapies
- Disability Rights Montana — Student and Family Advocacy
- MCPS Early Learning (Trailblazer preschools and Child Find)
- MCPS school health services and vision/hearing screenings
- and 14 more
Pregnancy & new baby
15 services. Pregnancy & birth, Postpartum & infant support, Feeding & donor milk.
Postpartum & infant support 9
- Cerisse Allen Birth Essentials childbirth education
- Community Medical Center Donor Milk Program
- LIFTS Resource Guide
- Missoula Baby Bistro
- Missoula Public Health Nurse-Family Partnership
- Missoula Public Health Postpartum & Infants
- Montana Milestones Part C Early Intervention Program
- Postpartum Support International Montana Chapter
- and 1 more
Parenting & family support
59 services. Parenting classes & home visiting, Foster, adoption & kinship, Support groups, Respite & adaptive services, and 2 more.
Parenting classes & home visiting 10
- Care Net of Missoula — Material Assistance and Parenting Referrals
- Families First Family Education Classes
- Family Outreach Early Intervention (Part C and FES)
- Healthy Foundations
- Missoula Parent Leadership Training Institute
- Missoula Public Health Nurse-Family Partnership
- Missoula Public Health Parenting Support (Parents as Teachers)
- Parenting Montana
- and 2 more
Safety & legal help
28 services. Domestic violence & victim support, Legal help & child support, Youth shelters & youth justice.
Domestic violence & victim support 10
- Family Promise of Missoula Emergency Shelter
- First Step Resource Center
- Missoula County Crime Victim Advocates family safety and rural support
- Montana Crime Victim Compensation
- Montana Office of Victim Services
- Safer Montana school and family safety reporting
- YWCA Missoula
- YWCA Missoula Domestic & Sexual Violence Pathways
- and 2 more
Legal help & child support 12
- Ask Karla online civil legal help
- Center for Restorative Youth Justice
- Community Dispute Resolution Center of Missoula County
- Missoula County Self-Help Law Center
- Montana Child Support Services Division – Missoula Region 5
- Montana Child Support Services — Missoula Region 5
- Montana Courts — Parenting Plan Self-Help
- Montana Fair Housing
- and 4 more
Find help
25 services. School family resource centers, Referral lines & navigators.
Referral lines & navigators 21
- 2-1-1 Information & Referral
- AARP Montana military-family and caregiver resource navigation
- Care Net of Missoula — Material Assistance and Parenting Referrals
- Franklin Elementary Family Resource Center
- Lewis and Clark Elementary Family Resource Center
- LIFTS Resource Guide
- Lowell Elementary Family Resource Center
- Missoula County Crime Victim Advocates family safety and rural support
- and 13 more
More family help
27 services.
- AWARE
- Child Safety at the YMCA
- Child Start, Inc. Head Start
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
- Free Cycles — Youth Bicycle Assistance
- Friends of the Children — Western Montana
- Hands of Hope
- Healthy Missoula Youth parent and youth prevention support
- International Rescue Committee
- Lantern
- Montana Department of Corrections — Family Connection and Visitation
- Montana Fencing Foundation
- MYTransitions
- Nutrition Services
- Partnership for Children
- Reach Higher Montana
- Ronald McDonald House Missoula — Child Medical Family Lodging
- Safe Kids Missoula
- Soft Landing Missoula Community Resource Center
- St. Patrick House
- TCARE
- The Bridge — Hope in the Roots family basic-needs assistance
- The Center
- The LifeGuard Group youth and family safety support
- The Montana Family Center
- Trualta caregiver education
- United Way of Missoula County