Montana Resources
To find out about key benefits and services in Montana and how to apply, select from the topics below.
Key State Contacts
- State Refugee Coordinator
Kathe Quittenton
- Assistant State Refugee Coordinator
Mary Miller
- State Refugee Health Coordinator
Kathe Quittenton
- Associate Refugee Health Coordinator
Anna Bradley
- Local Resettlement Office
International Rescue Committee in Missoula
Phone: 406-926-1982
Refugee & Newcomer Health
Partnership Health Center
Address: 401 Railroad St W, Missoula, MT
Phone: 406-258-4789
Helps with immunizations, infectious disease information, blood draws, TB skin tests, lead screening, and lice checks
Address: 301 W Alder St, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: 406-258-47701
Address: 123 S 27th Street, Billings, MT
Phone: 406-247-3350
Offers free or low-cost care based on individual circumstances
Address: 401 Railroad St W, Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: 406-258-4789
Offers free or low-cost care based on individual circumstances
Address: 1035 1st Ave W, 3rd Floor, Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: 406-607-4900
Accessing Health Care
Montana Medicaid and Health Montana Kids (HMK) Plus
Montana Refugee Medical Assistance
Persons with Disabilities
- Montana Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (MDHHS)
Address: 3911 Central Avenue, PO Box 643, Great Falls, MT 59407
Phone: 406-771-9053
- Montana Blind and Low Vision Services
Address: 2675 Palmer St STE A, Missoula, MT 59808
Phone: 406-329-5400
Seniors
Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You’re first eligible to sign up for Medicare three months before you turn 65.
Phone: 1-800-633-4227
Administers a wide variety of senior-based services
The Social Security program in the United States provides protection against the loss of earnings due to retirement, death, or disability.
Children's Health
- Montana Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division
Children’s mental health and developmental disabilities programs
Phone: 406-444-5978
Mental Health
- Montana Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division
Adult mental health, prevention, and grant-funded programs
Phone: 406-444-3964
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
The Montana Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call or text 988
Cash & Food Assistance
Cash assistance available to residents who enter the U.S. under humanitarian protection with low incomes
Federal nutrition program
Phone: 1-888-706-1535
Cash assistance designed to help low-income families achieve self-sufficiency
Phone: 1-888-706-1535
A program offering supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition information to low-income women who are pregnant or have children aged birth to five.
A program that provides monthly payments to adults and children with a disability or blindness who have income and resources below specific financial limits. SSI payments are also made to people aged 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial qualifications.
A food bank is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has a Board of Directors representing the community it serves. Food Banks throughout California provide United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodities for distribution to eligible individuals and households within their respective service areas. In order to be eligible for USDA commodities, an individual or household must reside in the geographical area being served and meet established income guidelines. To connect with the food programs that can provide assistance, please see the link below.
Find Housing
Montana Housing can assist with rental housing assistance, multifamily rental development, buying a home, mortgage servicing, and reverse annuity mortgages.
Assistance with Housing Costs
Montana Emergency Assistance
Office of Public Assistance
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) pays part of winter energy bills and may be able to assist with furnace emergencies for eligible people.
Phone: 1-833-317-1080
Helps residents maintain housing stability
Call 211 (24/7) to speak to a Community Resource Specialist
Helps Missoula residents in obtaining low-income housing
Address: 1235 34th St, Missoula, MT, 59801
Phone:406-549-4113
Helps Billings residents in obtaining low-income housing
Address: 2415 1st Ave N, Billings MT 59101
Phone: 406-245-6391
Housing Counseling
HUD sponsors housing counseling agencies throughout the country to provide free or low-cost advice.
Phone: 800-569-4287
Renter Rights
The Montana Residential Landlord and Tenant Act provides general information to assist landlords and renters in the state.
Provides legal information, legal advice, and other civil legal services free of charge to low-income Montanans
Documentation
Provides Social Security Numbers and administers retirement, disability, survivor, and family benefits, and enrolls individuals in Medicare
- USCIS Application Support Center
Immigration Services (must have an appointment)
Address: 1230, 754 River Rock Drive #101, Helena, MT 59602
Phone: 800-375-5283
Language
The Missoula County Public Schools Adult Learning Division provides English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
Address: 310 S Curtis St, Missoula, MT
Phone: 406-549-8765
Billings Adult and Community Education provides ESL classes free of charge.
Address: 425 N 30th St #111, Billings, MT 59101
Address: 406-281-5000
Childcare
The Montana Early Childhood Services Bureau provides information on the childcare system in Montana.
K-12 Education
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) provides K-12 content, standards, and resources for all academic areas.
Adult Education
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) provides adult education standards and resources for all academic areas.
The Missoula County Public Schools Adult Learning Division provides English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
Address: 310 S Curtis St, Missoula, MT
Phone: 406-549-8765
Billings Adult and Community Education provides ESL classes free of charge.
Address: 425 N 30th St #111, Billings, MT 59101
Phone: 406-281-5000
Legal
Immigration services to assist with filing Employment Authorization, Lawful Permanent Resident (green card), and citizenship immigration applications
Address: 3202 S Russell St, Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: 406-926-1982
Montana Landlord and Renter’s rights provide general information to help renters and landlords.
Welcome Corps
Employment
Employment Relations, Worker’s Compensation, Human Rights, Workplace Safety and Health, Wages and Hours, Prevailing Wages, and Public Sector Collective Bargaining
Address: 301 S Park Ave, Helena MT 59601
Phone: 406-444-6543
Violence, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation
Report someone is being trafficked
Call 833-406-7867 (if in immediate danger, call 911)
Adult & Child Abuse
- Montana Child and Family Services
Report child abuse and neglect
Call 1-866-820-5437 (if in immediate danger, call 911)
Mental Health
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
The Montana Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call or text 988
Other Resources
A federal program that helps pay your phone bill. Montana Telephone Assistance Plan (MTAP) complements the federal Lifeline program to provide eligible households a monthly benefit for telephone services. Contact your telephone or internet service provider for more information.
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) pays part of winter energy bills and may be able to assist with furnace emergencies for eligible people.
Phone: 1-833-317-1080
A nonprofit coalition offering free services to taxpayers to prepare and e-file their federal and state tax returns.