United Way of Missoula County

Threatened cuts to federal funding have Montana organizations anxious. The state Senate gears up for an ethics investigation. Medicaid expansion bills advance. The Democratic party is looking for a new leader. And state workers — and legislators — would get a pay raise under a proposed new pay plan.

Organizers of a first-of-its kind homeless shelter in Missoula held a public question and answer session Wednesday, and heard from supporters and skeptics…

Community leaders across the state are preparing for more people who might need access to a homeless shelter this year. The state’s moratorium on evictions amid the pandemic expires this month and shelters in Montana have already seen greater demand from years of cost of living increases in the state.

So far this year, more than 1,500 fires have burned 937 square miles in Montana. They've burned through homes and ranches and forced evacuations across…

Robin Williams’ suicide has rocked the nation. How could someone with such talent, so universally beloved, not see life as worth living? Closer to home,…

Nonprofit leaders joke that Missoula has five seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall – and fundraising. We’re in the thick of that season now at United Way…