Diverse Montana Communities Deliver Lifestyle Change Program to Prevent Diabetes Since 2008, Montana communities have been helping prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease among adults at high risk through the Montana Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Prevention Program (CVDDPP). The…
Freedom Gardens is a non-profit organization, working to develop a food production and education center in the heart of urban Missoula, MT. Our goal is to demonstrate innovative, climate-adaptive agriculture, while providing low-income families with freshly harvested, locally grown produce and nutrient dense value-added products.…
Get involved this summer through our various volunteer workdays. Connect with community member and farmer friends while having fun in the sun! The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition, CFAC works to strengthen Missoula County’s food system. We aim to achieve…
The primary objective of the StrongWomen™ Program is to help communities nationwide to implement safe and effective strength training programs for midlife and older women. Women begin to show decline in muscle mass beginning at age 30 and if this condition is not…
Bike/Walk Alliance Missoula (BWAM) is a non-profit, member-driven organization created to improve the safety, health and enjoyment of the Five Valley area by promoting and enhancing bicycling and walking for everyday transportation and recreation. Their goal is to make Missoula…
The CATCH Program established that healthy habits in childhood can promote behavior changes that can last a lifetime. CATCH stands for a Coordinated Approach To Child Health. CATCH is a coordinated school health program that promotes physical activity, healthy foods…
Nutrition Program Offers Rural Clinic Among the approximately 111,000 residents of Missoula County, many live in rural areas and towns outside of Missoula. Seeley Lake is one of these towns and has about 1,700 residents. While Seeley Lake is thought…
Missoula in Motion (MIM) addresses the issue of community transportation. MIM provides a way to save money, improve air quality, reduce traffic, and increase the overall quality of life in Missoula. MIM promotes carpooling, biking, walking, transit, vanpooling, telecommuting, and…
Imagine: Active walking and cycling cultures; extensive transit systems that run on renewable energy; bicycle station and car share options; safe and flowing vehicle movement; networks of greenway corridors that connect people and open space; an awareness and understanding of transportation…
Garden City Harvest’s Garden of Eaton Garden City Harvest believes that everyone deserves a place to dig in and grow. Each of their community gardens provide participants with a 15 by 15 foot plot, tools, water, compost, straw, common space,…