Harmony House

Harmony House Maternity Group Home

Harmony House provides a safe, supportive, nurturing environment to learn and grow while creating harmony in the lives of young women, ages 16-22, and their children.

Expectations

Residents are required to complete 30 hours of productive time each week including HSE, high school or college classes and/or work training programs

Services Received

Mothers and their children are provided up to 18 months of on-site transitional living and up to 6 months of aftercare.

Residents of Harmony House take part in life-skills training, parenting classes, peer support groups, budgeting and financial literacy as well as recreational activities.

Harmony House recognizes the importance of privacy, giving each mom their own private room with her child. However, meals are prepared in a shared kitchen and our shared family room, laundry room and meeting room spaces support healthy relationships among mothers and children.

One-on-one Support

Through individualized case management and wrap-around supportive services, we will help you every step of the way in goal setting, developing the skills needed to become self-sufficient, embracing healthy parenting skills, finding and maintaining employment, and living in permanent, safe, and affordable housing.

Wanting to learn more or apply?

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Youth Homeless Demonstration Project

Youth Homeless Demonstration Project

The Youth Homeless Demonstration Project (YDP) is a Flexible Rapid Re-Housing  program providing low barrier flexible housing with rental assistance, individualized case management, and bundled support services for homeless youth and young adults ages 16-24.

The program works with the Continuum of Care (COC) and community providers to offer multiple services to participants starting with stable housing. To determine eligibility for the program, an intake assessment is done to evaluate and address their needs.

YDP can pay for security deposits, and rental payments for a minimum of 6 months to a maximum of 18 months as the client works to continue their education, establish a job track, and address individual issues that resulted homelessness. YDP Participants are also dual-enrolled in our Alternative Education and youth WIOA program.

Wanting to learn more or apply?

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WIOA, Youth E&T

WIOA, Youth Employment & Training for Participants

This comprehensive youth program is for eligible youth, ages 14-24, facing barriers to education, training, or employment who reside in Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, or Yellowstone Counties.

The ultimate goals of the program are for the client to:

  • Complete secondary school and obtain diploma or equivalent;
  • AND enroll in a post-secondary education placement;
  • OR obtain unsubsidized employment

For more information (including eligibility, services, and application)

Visit the state website at MT Youth Employment Program; call an HRDC case manager at (406) 247-4778; visit the Youth Program offices at 3116 1st Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101, or download the application below:

Youth Employment Work Experience Site

Youth Employment Work Experience Site

Over the last 5 years, teenagers and young adults in the workforce have grown by at least 60% across our service area. Youth Employment Work Experience Sites provide our young participants with work opportunities to develop skills, knowledge, and work behaviors that increase their employ-ability. Youth can work for a government, nonprofit, or for-profit employer.

Expectations

Sites provide mentoring, supervision and on-the-job training for youth ages 14-24. Site supervisors are expected to provide direct supervision at all times to youth.

Benefits

Your expertise is invaluable to shedding insight and providing practical application opportunities for our youth to explore professions of choice. In exchange for your mentorship and supervision, HRDC removes a payroll hardship from you by providing funding to cover wages, workers compensation and FICA for work experience participants. In addition, we host a number of soft-skills training opportunities for the youth, match them with a profession they have an interest in, and act as a liaison between you and the youth for the more difficult conversations.

How does my business become a Youth Experience Site?

Contact Youth Program Staff at (406) 247-4778. The paperwork is minimal and takes only a few minutes to complete.

At what point can I hire my Youth participant?

You are encouraged to hire your participant at anytime. The ultimate goal of our program is to move the youth into unsubsidized employment.

What if my participant isn’t working out?

Youth Case Managers act as liaisons between youth and Youth Experience Site Supervisors to address issues such as: when a participant does not show up for work or when there are other problems related to the participant’s performance at the job site. We implement a progressive disciplinary policy for youth in the program and ask that you contact us before suspending or terminating employment.

For more information

Call (406) 247-4732 or Email info@hrdc7.org