Blue Heron Place Permanent Supportive Housing Serves as Statewide Model

BLUE HERON PLACE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVES AS STATEWIDE MODEL In September, Homeword and partner Missoula Housing Authority (MHA) opened Blue Heron Place to Missoula’s long-term unhoused neighbors. These apartments are Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), a proven solution for ending chronic homelessness that combines intensive case management [...]

By |2024-03-19T14:50:32-06:00December 21, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Blue Heron Place Permanent Supportive Housing Serves as Statewide Model

Urban Farm Grows Thousands of Pounds of Food at Homeword Property

URBAN FARM GROWS THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRODUCE AT HOMEWORD PROPERTY Homeword’s Orchard Gardens property is situated on 4.6 acres near the urban-rural fringe of the west side of Missoula, an area still deeply rooted in agricultural traditions. Residents began moving into the 35 rental homes at [...]

By |2024-03-19T14:51:10-06:00November 21, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Urban Farm Grows Thousands of Pounds of Food at Homeword Property

5 Quick Tips for Holiday Financial Wellness

5 QUICK TIPS FOR HOLIDAY FINANCIAL WELLNESS The stress of the holiday season can be compounded with many families feeling financially strapped during this time of year as well. According to a recent Forbes survey on American holiday spending, over a third of respondents (36%) anticipate spending [...]

By |2023-11-16T10:20:14-07:00November 16, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on 5 Quick Tips for Holiday Financial Wellness

Watch Out for Debt Relief Scams

WATCH OUT FOR DEBT RELIEF SCAMS Watch Out for Debt Relief Scams Debt relief refers to actions taken to reduce or refinance debt to make it easier and quicker for you to repay it.  One form of debt relief is to withhold creditor payments while a debt relief [...]

By |2023-10-13T08:26:42-06:00October 13, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Watch Out for Debt Relief Scams

Chloe’s Homebuyer Success Story

CHLOE'S HOMEBUYER SUCCESS STORY Chloe Wiliams is a Missoula middle school teacher and single mother determined to buy a home. About a year after leaving her now ex-husband, Chloe came to Homeword to take the Get Ready for HomeOwnership class. “I had gotten a divorce,” said Chloe, [...]

By |2023-09-13T09:54:22-06:00September 13, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Chloe’s Homebuyer Success Story

Budgeting Mindfulness to Reduce Stress

BUDGETING MINDFULNESS TO REDUCE STRESS In addition to consolidating debt, as highlighted in our previous post, various budgeting tools and practices can help reduce your stress while helping you gain ground on achieving your financial goals. Understanding Your Ins and Outs The first and most important step [...]

By |2023-08-31T09:24:54-06:00August 31, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Budgeting Mindfulness to Reduce Stress

What Does Home Mean to You?

WHAT DOES HOME MEAN TO YOU? For the second year running, we hosted a group of new University of Montana freshmen at our Big Sky Experience site activity. We invited students to our beautiful Orchard Gardens property, where 35 income-restricted multi-family homes are situated on 4.6 acres [...]

By |2023-09-05T11:07:54-06:00August 28, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on What Does Home Mean to You?

Consolidate to Dominate Your Debt

CONSOLIDATE TO DOMINATE YOUR DEBT Owing money to many creditors can be overwhelming. Remembering multiple due dates and making multiple minimum payments, all while watching those outstanding credit card balances barely move can make your financial life feel out of control. Debt consolidation can be a smart [...]

By |2023-08-02T10:39:47-06:00August 2, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Consolidate to Dominate Your Debt

What I Learned as an Intern at Homeword

WHAT I LEARNED AS AN INTERN AT HOMEWORD My name is Kaitlyn Opperman, and I am the sustainable development intern at Homeword. I am currently a University of Montana student majoring in environmental science and sustainability, with a concentration in sustainable livelihoods and communities. I have been [...]

By |2023-07-31T15:35:33-06:00July 31, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on What I Learned as an Intern at Homeword

Housing Co-Ops: Another Tool in Our Housing Solutions Toolbox

HOUSING CO-OPS: ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR HOUSING SOLUTIONS TOOLBOX June is Homeownership Month, and every year at this time we reflect on the successes from the last year and the challenges that remain. There are many challenges to rental and homeownership market today—shortages, out-of-reach prices and rising [...]

By |2023-06-15T09:25:29-06:00June 15, 2023|Featured Posts|Comments Off on Housing Co-Ops: Another Tool in Our Housing Solutions Toolbox
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