Jody visited every community in the SW region that she TAs and had a wonderful time! Thanks to all the prevention specialists for their warm hospitality! Barb and Coleen in Cardwell Barb and Jody in Cardwell Barb, Jody and Coleen in Cardwell Butte Cares staff: Kendra, Jody, Tami, Brittany, Miles Dawn and Coleen at Montana …
A great training was held in Helena. Here are some pictures of CADCA Bootcamp.
By NATURAL HIGH STAFF Young kids are notorious for having big dreams and ambitions. Whether it’s for a new hamster, a trip to Disneyland, or a kickflip on a skateboard, kids spend a lot of time imagining and planning for their future. Of course, sometimes their dreams are outlandish — think about the little kid …
It’s no surprise that homelessness is a rampant and complex problem in America. You see it on the corner, under the freeway overpass, on the beaches, in the motels. Homelessness often lives on the edges of society, but it’s a problem that affects everyone. On a given night, more than a half a million people in the …
Connection The most basic human need is to feel connected to others and addiction destroys connection. When people want to get sober, they often have alienated friends and family, have no job and no money, and are packing around loads of guilt and shame from the things they did in their addiction. They face a …
Laura No Runner, Blackfeet Prevention Specialist Our 2nd Annual LGBTQ “Color Me Rad” fun run was held at the end of June. There were about 100 participants that attended. Several Tribal Health Programs made this event possible including Honor Your Life organizations. The LBGTQ community members enjoyed being recognized during the event. Several of them …
Jefferson County BG – Jaret & Barb On June 22nd Boulder and June 23rd Whitehall hosted a traveling Circus as a Kickoff to summer activities here in Jefferson County. Southwest Montana Prevention was able to purchase 100 youth tickets for each town and the Whitehall Rotary purchased 33 adult tickets to help allow those in …
On Saturday June 4th Clancy held its annual Spring event Clancy Days!! This event featured a multitude of activities to participate in for all ages attending. Southwest Montana Prevention Services were also in attendance with 2 informational booths. We were there to help spread prevention knowledge throughout the community. Our “Hidden in plain site” booth …
HELP Camp returned this year after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, and successfully picked up right where it left off. The Havre Encourages Long-range Prevention (HELP) Committee and Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line hosts an annual prevention-based camp yearly for youth in grades 5-8. Youth in grades 9-12 can volunteer as …
We The People: Connecting Communities and Culture was a second annual tri-county event held on July 14th at Cut Bank City Park and was open to the public. Opportunities, Inc. had partnered with Alliance For Youth – Tool County and Honor Your Life – Blackfeet Reservation on this project in order to reach youth and …
