Why This Matters:

As the Johnson Street Shelter prepares to close at the end of August, the demand for the Poverello Center’s services is growing fast. In comparison to this time in 2024, we are:

Having twice as many housing conversations
Helping secure nearly double the number of vital identification documents
Seeing an increasing number of people who are choosing to stay outside of shelter or seek shelter at the Poverello Center, which is projected to reach capacity this summer

The Housing Sprint — backed by the City of Missoula, Missoula Interfaith Collaborative, and others — has made a real difference, funding application fees, double deposits, and even transportation to reunite people with family. We’re grateful for this additional support, but we know we will need more to build lasting change for Missoula’s unhoused neighbors.

Some parts of the journey are sprints, but the race is won with steady momentum, which is where the work that the Poverello Center does comes in. With 51 years of experience in food, shelter, help, and hope, we are committed to this long journey of helping people move forward.

Sprints may bring quick wins, but ending homelessness takes endurance, and we can’t do it without you. Your support fuels more than emergency shelter; it creates pathways to stability, progress, and lasting hope. Every gift helps someone in our community move from crisis to possibility. Please give today and be part of a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.

Housing for All: A Marathon Effort

By Poverello Center, Inc.

Housing for All: A Marathon Effort