The Poverello Center

After widespread snowfall in Montana this week, forecasters expect an Arctic cold front to envelop the nation, bringing cold that hasn’t been felt in Montana in several years. The coldest temperatures of the season are expected in the northern Rockies on Monday — single digit daytime highs are likely as are sub-zero overnight lows.

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters are reporting that people older than 60 are a growing proportion of their populations.

Before some Montanans have a chance at finding housing they first need a cell phone. Programs in Missoula have worked with homeless clients to make that happen. But the money and the phones are running out.

Fair housing laws protect many Montanans from discrimination when they’re looking for a place to rent or buy. People with criminal records, though, struggle to secure housing long after their sentences end. Some Montana organizations are working to change that.

Montana’s largest homeless shelter in Missoula has experienced outbreaks of COVID-19 cases amid a resurgence of the virus. Local officials say a motel owned by the city to quarantine people without homes could open as soon as this week.

Missoula has updated its Emergency Winter Shelter Plan for the homeless with a new temporary location to house 150 people. Like everything else this year,…

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock extended the state’s stay-at-home directive for today until April 24. But that’s no easy ask for people with nowhere to…

Pressure is mounting on Montana’s food pantries. The demand for their food assistance is spiking as more people find themselves out of work due to the…

More than 200 units of affordable housing are coming to Missoula, local officials announced Tuesday. It’s part of a big public-private collaboration…

A recent survey revealed some surprising opinions among Montanans. Professor Christopher Muste helped conduct the survey for the University of Montana and…