Family Promise Training
In an effort to provide training for Family Promise volunteers, we are offering training in conjunction with our monthly coordinator meetings on the 2nd Monday of the month. Recordings of these sessions are posted here.
Instructional Videos
Leftover Procedure
PJ Willett
Instructional video on what to do with leftovers after serving the dinner at the Family Housing Center, including how to use the label maker.
Using the Dishwasher
PJ Willett
Instructional video on how to use the dishwasher at the Family Housing Center. Tips and tricks for turning it on, using it and shutting it down.
Informational Videos
TBA - coming soon!
This is a place holder for the next training!
Update on Stabilization Program
Jenn Bauman
11-10-25
Jenn provides an update on the Just Neighbors Stabilization Program .
Roots of Resilience: Education and Embodied Tools to Regulate Secondary Trauma- Courtney Artnzen
10-13-25
This session explores how secondary trauma impacts nonprofit institutions and offers practical, embodied tools to build resilience. Courtney Arntzen shares approaches for regulating individual stress, with specific applications for Family Promise coordinators and the communities they serve. She also provides an overview of additional services that may support coordinators in their ongoing work.
Introduction to the
Housing Adovcate Network
Krista Kaarre
9-10-25
Krista provides an overview of the Housing Advocate Network, a program of MIC
Confidentiality & Boundaries
Kristina Wasson,
YWCA Housing Director
4-14-24
Kristina Wasson, Director of Housing provides an overview of confidentaility and boundaries for volunteers
Just Neighbors Stabilization Program
Jenn Bauman, MIC Prevention & Stabilization Coordinator
5-12-25
Jenn provides an overview of Family Promise of Missoula's Stabilization Program we are calling " Just Neighbors"
Bridging Communities
Supporting Indigenous Families with All Nations Health Center
Dacia Red Thunder Gregio 1-13-25
This presentation provides an overview of the work All Nations Health Center does to support Indigenous families through holistic health services, cultural programming, and advocacy. Participants will gain insights into the unique challenges Indigenous families face and learn how collaboration can foster stronger, more inclusive communities.
Click here to download the Powerpoint presentation
YWCA Overview
Jen Euell, YWCA Executive Director
12-9-24
Jen Euell, Executive Director of the YWCA provides an overview of the programs and services provided by the YWCA of Missoula
Overview of Journey Stabilization Program
Nancy Marks 11-18-24
Family Promise of Missoula is planning to implement the Journey Stabilization Program in the near future. Nancy Marks gave an overview of the program followed by question & answer with coordinators. .
CLICK HERE to download an overview of program.
CLICK HERE to download powerpoint presentation
Family Houselessness Prevention Program
LaKeitha Cooper
9-9-24
MIC’s Housing Advocate Network provides limited prevention supports for up to five families at a time, including intensive case management and financial supports, with the purpose of diverting potentially shelter-eligible families from the Family Housing Center.
The purpose of the Family Houselessness Prevention program is to decrease shelter reliance for families that might benefit from intensive case management and immediate financial support, thus ensuring that shelter availability remains for families without alternative options.
YWCA Youth Services Program
Gage Weston
6-10-24
Gage Weston, the YWCA Youth Services Director, shares information about the work of Youth Services at the YWCA
Family Housing Center- Who does What?
PJ Willett. 5-19-24
Emergency Procedures at the FHC- Sue Furey
4-8-2024
Sue gives an overview of basic first aid and location of First Aid equipment at the Family Housing Center. She also gives a brief overview of CPR and use of the AED
Video about use of Narcan Nasal Spray that Sue refers to in her training.
Bridges out of Poverty
Mary McCourt
March 11, 2024
Classism exists in our country and it is often difficult to bridge the gap between the classes when working together. We will explore these challenges and hopefully leave with a better understanding of who we.
Mary McCourt is a third generation Montanan, having been raised in Butte and Kalispell. She has a BA in Social Work and has worked in a variety of settings over the last forty years. Her real interest is in how to understand her own middle class white privilege. Equity can be reached.
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