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Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana (CAPNM)
Program List
In-Home Services
Personal Touch Home Care
Personal Touch Home Care is available privately or through Medicaid and insurance to people who need assistance with activities of daily living. Attendants are provided for the care and homemaking needs of individuals at risk of nursing home placement. Each friendly Personal Care Attendant is educated, trained and supervised by a professional nurse.
Services can include exercise, meal preparation, bathing, grooming and dressing assistance, laundry, light housekeeping, etc. Read more...
Housing Programs
Emergency Shelter Grant
The Emergency Shelter Grant program provides funding that helps keep families from being evicted and becoming homeless as well as assisting shelters with maintenance and operating costs in our four county service area.
Courtyard Apartments
The Courtyard Apartments consists of 32 units, 16 are available to eligible low-income individuals and families, while the other 16 units are available transitional housing for those qualifying as homeless.
If accepted into the transitional housing for the homeless, the person or family will work closely with a case manager to work towards achieving self-sufficiency. Supportive services are available through case management dependent on individual and family needs. Read more...
Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers allow very low-income individuals and families to choose and lease safe, decent and affordable privately-owned rental housing. Read more...
Mutual Self-Help Housing Program
MSH helps low income families construct their own homes. The program is targeted to families who are unable to buy clean, safe housing through conventional methods.
Families perform 65% of the construction labor on each other’s homes under qualified supervision. The savings from the reduction in labor costs lets eligible families own their own homes without a cash down payment. Families move into their homes when all homes in the group are completed. Read more...
Asset Development Programs
Home Buyer Education
Homebuyer education courses are classes that give homebuyers the information they need to find, purchase and maintain a home, covering topics such as brokers, finding a home and making an offer, mortgage lenders, credit history, loan options, home inspection and what happens at closing. Read more...
Financial Education
Free to Choo$e, Financial Education course teaches participants about budgeting, banking, saving, credit cards and loans. Individuals and families who complete the class can be matched with the a mentor for a year of support and have access to a small line of credit to assist in building and re-building credit. Includes dinner, child care and a youth class. Read more...
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
VITA provides low-to-moderate income community residents with free tax preparation and assistance from IRS-certified volunteers from January through April 15th. Read more...
Energy Programs
Low Income Energy Assistance Program
LIEAP assists eligible low income individuals and families pay a portion of the household winter energy bills. Customers may also be eligible for discounts from local utility companies based upon LIEAP elibility. Read more...
Weatherization Program
The Weatherization Program helps participants to improve the heating efficiency of their homes and thus reduce household energy consumption. Homes are prioritized by annual income and energy consumption. Special consideration is given to emergencies, elderly and disabled individuals. Read more...
Energy Conservation
Materials such as window plastic, weather-strip, water heater blankets, roof patch and caulking are available for LIEAP eligible households to assist in lowering energy consumption and heating costs. Read more...
Energy Share of Montana
Helps with emergency heating needs caused by situations beyond the household’s control and is used as a last resort for those ineligible for other programs through a partnership of citizens, organizations and utility companies.
Employment & Training
Workforce Investment Act-Youth
A major emphasis of this program is to keep youth in school or return youth to school. The program serves eligible youth 14 to 21 years of age. Job placement assistance is also available for those wishing to enter the labor market. Services include objective assessment, occupational skills training, work experience and limited internships. Read more...
State Displaced Homemakers Program
This program assists individuals 18 and older in finding employment and economic security. Individuals who have been providing unpaid service to family members in the home and who have been dependent either on the income of another family member or public assistance qualify for this program. Individually designed programs stress self-image enhancement, career counseling, on-the-job training and job search assistance. Read more...
Work Readiness Component (WoRC) Program
WoRC provides intensive case management focused on financial freedom and eventual independence from Public Assistance Programs through job readiness training, work experience and a series of classes designed to address barriers to employment. The Office of Public Assistance must refer participants. Read more...
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