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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.

We are Hiring

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

Anna - Story from Youth Homes

Anna's Story of Success

Anna arrived at our Shelter Home when she was just 15 after her ties to family had been severed. She came with only a few belongings—and a profound absence of the care and support every young person deserves. Over the next several years, Anna moved through multiple programs in hopes of finding stability and a path forward. When unexpected challenges and personal struggles arose, she returned to our care, connecting with our Transitional Living Program (TLS). Our TLS worker supported Anna as she graduated high school, trained to become a CNA, found employment, and secured her first apartment. Today, Anna and her dog, Jet, are building a life she once could not imagine—one marked by meaningful work, giving back to others, and the simple, powerful gift of having a place to call home.

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