About the Flathead Youth Home
In the heart of Kalispell, the Flathead Youth Home is a place of safety, stability, and second chances.
As a satellite program of Youth Homes, we provide both short-term shelter and long-term group care for youth ages 10 to 18 who have faced significant challenges in their young lives. Ours is an eight-bed home designed to meet kids in crisis and walk alongside them toward healing.
Our short-term shelter offers immediate safety and crisis intervention. When a young person has nowhere safe to go, we are here. We work to stabilize each youth, surround them with consistent care, and help identify the next safe and supportive step in their journey.
For those who need a deeper level of support, our long-term group care program provides structured behavioral health services for emotionally disturbed youth who cannot safely remain in their own homes or substitute families. In this setting, young people find steady routines, therapeutic care, and adults who are trained, compassionate, and committed.
The youth who come through our doors often carry heavy stories. At the Flathead Youth Home, they find something different: safety, understanding, and the opportunity to heal in a home where they are seen, valued, and never alone.
Connect with Us
Program & Placements
Lori Madden
Program Director
lmadden@youthhomesmt.org
Fundraising & Support
Hannah Plumb
Development Coordinator
hplumb@youthhomesmt.org
Address
825 E Oregon St
Kalispell, MT 59901
Hope's Story of Success
Hope’s early childhood consisted of an abusive, alcoholic father and a very unstable mother. Hope’s father eventually left the family, and they spent the next few years moving from state to state. During this time, the family stayed in random houses, and strangers abused Hope and her siblings. When the family arrived in Montana, Hope’s mother became more distant, and Hope was never sure where she would sleep or if she’d be safe. Eventually, Child and Family Services removed Hope from the rundown motel room she and several other people lived in and placed her with Youth Homes until her mother could stabilize. Instead, her mother and siblings abandoned Hope and left the state. Hope was placed in group care to learn to trust adults and later was placed with a therapeutic foster family through the Dan Fox Family Care Program. She now has a brand-new bedroom she calls home and has adults in her life who will keep her safe.
