Initiatives

 

The House Next Door

Women’s Transitional Facility

Opening Fall of 2024

The House Next Door has already hosted more than 35 individuals who have relished in the comfort of a safe, secure place providing hospitality and health!

Quite literally next door to The Way Home MT headquarters, The House Next Door fulfills the basic need of shelter for people in transition. This property connects individuals and families with stable housing, allowing them to focus on further aspects of their lives such as gainful employment, poverty issues or mental illness to break the cycle of homelessness. Temporary affordable housing establishes longterm housing solutions. 

  • 3 bedrooms for clients

  • Staff living quarters on the main floor

  • 6 months to 1 year residence

  • Residents are required to be employed or seeking employment

  • Residents are required to pay rent

  • Residents are required to attend weekly (Bible-focused) house meetings

  • Residents are required to meet with house staff (one-on-one) regularly

  • Residents are required to participate in a recovery program

  • Residents are required to participate in food preparation

  • Residents are required to help maintain the facility, inside and outside

  • Residents who are in recovery are required to have been sober/clean for 30 days before becoming a resident

  • The House Next Door is a sober-living facility but is not limited to just those in recovery

Initiative timeline: 

  • April 1, 2021 – Purchase Price $220,000

  • July 1, 2021 – Down Payment | FUNDED

  • May 1, 2022 – Loan Secured

  • June 1, 2022 – Purchased

  • Fall, 2024 – Women’s Transitional Facility Opening

Needs for What’s Next

Material or financial donation requests:

  • (2) Gas Forced-Air Units & A/C Unit - *FUNDED thanks to First Interstate Bank “Believe in Local” Grant for $25,000

  • (7) Vinyl Windows - $3,500 *FUNDED

  • Stovetop Range with Oven - $500 *FUNDED thanks to 1st Lutheran Church

  • Dishwasher - $500

  • Update main floor suite bathroom - $1500

  • Interior Paint - $500

  • Exterior Paint

  • Main-floor Laundry

  • New Gas Fireplace

  • Carpet/Vinyl flooring - $1500

Donate Financially

3020 Cedar Project

The Way Home MT Work Day

Matthew and Amber Anderson and sons, The Way Home MT board member, Lance Ivanish and Dawn Heibner helped in prime the property for the Bank Volunteer Day.

First Interstate Bank Volunteer Day

The staff from 1st Interstate Bank painted, roofed a shed and built fencing.

THANK YOU to Shayla Lesh, Jeff Rodenbaugh, Andi Gardner, Christine Cheguis, Kaitlyn Perkins, Michele Hedge, Krista Stubblefield, Heidi Chamberlin, Ben Barlog, Haylee Fauth, Randi Madsen, Chandra Seminole, Sierra Schiller, Deb Shaw and Pat Cline!

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Home for a Mother and Daughter | FUNDED

The Way Home MT (TWHMT) secured a loan and is purchasing this property. Through a rental agreement with Nikki, it allowed her to have stable housing until she was ready to move on to another home!

For over 2 years, TWHMT sponsored Nikki, providing housing and mentoring in financial literacy, life and relationship skills as well as spiritual needs. 

Nikki has worked extremely hard to support her daughter and herself and will be completing her schooling as a certified elementary teacher.