Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are working in the north central Montana area to help those experiencing homelessness and hunger.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food & Clothing
Free lunch and dinner are served everyday from our onsite kitchen and dining facilities to the residents of the Mission and the general public. In addition we have free clothing available to the residents and general public.
Women's Shelter
Shelter for women who are homeless. Providing a roof, food, and clothing, along with services to help women regain stability.
Men's Shelter
A shelter for homeless men, providing a roof, food, and clothing, along with services to help our clients regain stability.
Medical Clinic Services
Coordinating volunteer services such as dentists, doctors, nurses, chiropractors, optometrists and others to help provide care to our residents and the general public for no charge to them.
Cameron Family Center
A shelter for homeless parents/guardians with children, providing a roof, food, and clothing, along with programs and services to help our clients regain stability
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We aim to get people back on their feet in their community in the ways of getting housing, plugging in to a local church, rebuilding the bridges that have been burned in their lives with family and friends, plugging them in with mental health and substance abuse issues etc all in the name of helping them rebuild a stable life outside of our facilities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our three main aims have been to "Attain stable and consistent funding", "Develop highly qualified staff to meet operational needs", and to "Encourage an environment that fosters the health, safety, and spiritual growth of staff and residents". These are all ingredients is how we can accomplish our main goals.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
At the Great Falls Rescue Mission (GFRM) we have many long term staff that hold together the institutional knowledge and experience necessary to provide a foundation even as we experience rapid and varied changes internally and externally. The people we have help to bring up the future leaders of our organization so that we can sustain our mission and vision.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our newest large accomplishment has been operating a family shelter where homeless people with children reside. Going through the process of raising the money for the building was a feat, and then learning as a team how to operate a shelter with adults and children on a large scale was another. In the more than 3 years we have been operating the new shelter we've learned more about what works and what doesn't to move people on and out into a stable living situation, where making sure children are cared for is part of the equation.
We're are now working on some organizational changes that will help us focus on our core operations more and trim the extra so that we can become better at what we do well. Also on the horizon is better development of job training resources for our residents and transitional services so that they don't just go from living in the shelter to out on their own, but rather the GFRM keeping a connection with those who have just moved out and still need some supportive services to maintain their stability and successful outcomes.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Great Falls Rescue Mission
Board of directorsas of 09/08/2020
Tom Moore
Great Falls Public Schools
DON SPURGEON
NANCY ROWELL
TOM MOORE
JAMES JOHNSON
Dwight Smith
Ron Nelson
Debbie Rata