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Services for Families & Children

Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships

Best Beginnings Child Care Scholarships are child care payment awards to help Montana working families pay for child care. The Best Beginnings Scholarship Program helps families pay for child care while they work, attend high school, or participate in Montana’s Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) program. 

Adult Protective Service

Adult Protective Services Specialists help to protect vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation. They help end abuse by matching the needs of the person, with community partners in their area. Partners like mental health, public health, law enforcement, the courts, the aging network, community groups and the public.
Phone: 406.755.6491 or 406.755.6493
121 Financial Drive, Suite B
Kalispell, MT 59901

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Building caring relationships between children, volunteers, and families to enrich their lives and their communities.
www.bbbsfc.org
Phone: 406.752.0092

email@bbbsfc.org
37 Main Street
​Kalispell, MT 59901
Fax 406.257.5182

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)

Trained volunteers who are court appointed to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children in the court system.
www.flatheadcasa.org​
406.755.7208

Gateway Community Center, 1203 HWY 2 W
​Kalispell, MT 59901

Center for Restorative Youth Justice (CRYJ)​

CRYJ’s programming aims to provide our community’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged youth with access to healthy and productive futures. CRYJ’s restorative programming is founded on a “whole child approach,” with a deep belief that there are no throwaway youth or people – and that our communities are safer and stronger when we are able to care for each other.
www.restorativeyouthjustice.org
Phone: 406.257.7400

29 3rd St. E  Kalispell, MT  59901

Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline

A 24-hour centralized reporting service for suspected child abuse.
Phone: 866.820.5437
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Child and Family Services:
​Department of Public Health & Human Services    

Adoption services, foster care, day care licensing, Child Protective Services. Investigation and support services for suspected child abuse and neglect cases.
www.dphhs.mt.gov
Phone: 406.751.5950
swarnell@mt.gov

121 Financial Dr., Ste. B
​Kalispell, MT 59901
Fax 406.751.5979

Child Development Center

Provides home and center based services for children, from ages 0-21 who are developmentally delayed or disabled, and their families. Provides evaluation, training and support. 
www.childdevcenter.org
Phone: 406.755.2425

1725 Mt. Hwy. 35
​Kalispell, MT 59901
​Fax 406.755.2426

Child Support Enforcement

The mission of the Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is to diligently pursue and ultimately achieve financial and medical support of children by establishing, enforcing, and increasing public awareness of parental obligations. Includes locating absent parents; establishing paternity; establishing financial and medical support orders; enforcing current and past­-due child support; offering medical and spousal support; and modifying child support orders.
www.dphhs.mt.gov
800.346.5437 or 406.329.7910

2675 Palmer St, Suite C
​Missoula, MT 59808

Coats For Kids

Annual event providing winter outerwear to children. ​Coats for Kids was started by the Kalispell Jaycees 26 years ago to help underprivileged children receive new warm winter clothing.  The first year they helped 17 families and through growth and continued commitment to this community, we have served over 2900 families throughout the entire Flathead Valley.  Over 300 children last year alone.
www.coatsforkidsmt.org
Phone: 406.752.1522

8 First Street East, Suite #205
​Kalispell, MT 59901

Head Start

​Head Start is a pre-school program available at no cost to income eligible families.
www.nwmtheadstart.org
Phone: 406.752.7011

79 7th Ave. EN
​Kalispell, MT 59901
Fax: 406.755.1916

The Nurturing Center

​A family resource center that provides a clearinghouse of information and services to parents of children of all ages; education programs, support groups, child care assistance and referrals, lending library, home visiting services, and specialized services to strengthen families; a nutrition education program, training and technical assistance, and start-up support for child care providers; ParentShare, birth-five support groups; GEM, a mentoring program for young women.
www.nurturingcenter.org
Phone: 406.756.1414 or 800.204.0644
​info@nurturingcenter.org

146 3rd Avenue West
​Kalispell, MT 59901
Fax 406.756.1410
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