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MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County awarded $1.32 million in county-funded grants to support programs and essential services throughout the city and rural communities. Officials say 26 organizations will receive funding from the Community Assistance Fund and Substance Abuse Prevention Mill Levy. Recipients provide services and assistance to children, youth, families and older residents who lives […]

When kids in Montana experience a mental health crisis, it can be hard to find a facility that can help them. That’s because many facilities that offered crisis care for kids have closed.Youth Homes Montana runs several group homes in Missoula. Its new facility is expected to serve about 100 kids per year.That’s a big […]

NEW YOUTH SHELTER OPENS IN MISSOULA Youth Homes, a nonprofit dedicated to housing and supporting youth in need, opened a new therapeutic shelter designed to serve vulnerable Missoula children on Sept. 9. The Birnbaum Youth Home is now open to children in crisis between the ages of 10 and 17, according to KPAX. “They can […]

Fifty years ago, when Shannone Hart was 7 years old, she met Geoff Birnbaum, who recruited her parents to be foster parents to 12 at-risk youth. They went to the Attention Home, the first foster facility established by nonprofit organization Youth Homes. They became one big family with the kids there, she said. “My mom […]

When I toured Youth Home’s Tom Roy Youth Guidance Home in April 2025, it was to see the location of the organization’s one bed set aside for youth experiencing a crisis in Missoula. Amy Schaer, the organization’s CEO, told me then that Youth Homes was planning an entire group home for youth in crisis, who would otherwise […]

MISSOULA — After two years of rapid fundraising and construction, Youth Homes celebrated a major milestone Wednesday with the ribbon-cutting of a new therapeutic shelter designed to serve Missoula’s most vulnerable children. The Birnbaum Youth Home will open its doors to youth ages 10 to 17 who might otherwise end up in emergency rooms, jail cells, […]

Missoula, Mont. — Youth Homes opened its new Birnbaum Home in Missoula, with children set to begin arriving on September 15th. The nonprofit cut the ribbon on the new home on Wednesday. The facility has been built for kids ages 10 to 17 who are going through crises and need a place to stay. The […]

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Missoula nonprofit is celebrating the opening of its new youth home and therapeutic crisis shelter. The Birnbaum Youth Home provides emergency shelter and support for children ages 10 to 17. The new home honors Geoff Birnbaum after his sudden passing in 2025. Birnbaum was the executive director of Youth Homes for 42 […]

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte joined U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to discuss the importance of securing stable housing for foster youth transitioning out of care. “Housing is a key component of the American dream and foster youth transitioning out of care deserve support as they work hard […]