Program areas at RMDC
The head start and Rocky Mountain preschool programs provide pre-school and daycare services to area residents. The head start program serves more than 200 low-income children and their families in lewis & clark, broadwater, and jefferson counties. The comprehensive program provides support for children and their parents in the areas of health, nutrition, disabilities, mental health, and transportation. The goal is to help children succeed in education by supporting growth and Development needs while engaging the parents in the process. The Rocky Mountain preschool is a daycare center that serves approximately 50 families with children ages 0 - 5.
The weatherization program helps conserve energy and reduce the impact of rising energy costs for low-income individuals through the installation of energy conserving measures in their homes. The low income home energy assistance program (liheap) helps low-income households offset heating costs october 1 through april 30 each year and can provide assistance in no-heat emergencies.
Aging services builds choice, dignity, and engagement of older adults and people with disabilities in partnership with the communities of our six-county area of service. Services include funding senior nutrition programs, counseling beneficiaries on medicare choices, supporting caregivers, teaching evidence-based classes, advocating for residents of long-term care, improving systems to make them more age and disability friendly, and assisting individuals with medicaid, social security, housing, transportation, and home health.
Transportation services, affordable housing services, and senior volunteer.