Program areas at Poverello Center
The Poverello Center, located at 1110 west broadway in missoula, Montana, housesservices for temporarily homeless clients. The shelter provides 95 emergency beds,with 24 hour access to shelter and services. Services provided free of charge in theshelter include: breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as access to sack lunches,computer lab, phone, mail, showers, laundry facilities, rapid intake and referral,and an on-site partnership health services as well as medical respite facilities anda housing retention specialist. In 2023, "the pov" provided 126,433 meals and 60,549 nights of shelter to 1,455 individuals.
The Poverello Center's outreach program works to identify barriers tohousing/services for missoula's chronically homeless individuals, whilesimutaneously supporting and educating downtown businesses and community members.the teams conduct daily outreach to individuals living on the streets and inencampments across the community.program goals:-build relationships with shelter-resistant individuals through direct contact.-identify barriers to services and make referrals to area resources.-deter use of costly emergency services by promoting the h.o.t. Line as analternative to 9-1-1 for disruptive behavior related to chronic homelessness.
The Poverello Center operates a winter shelter program during the winter months which provides an overflow shelter location when the Poverello Center's emergency shelter is full.