“Harmony House Gave Me the Family I Didn’t Know I Needed” My name is Mady, and before I found Harmony House, I was drowning. I was facing motherhood without a village, escaping a cycle of domestic violence, and trying to survive without the stability or support every young woman—especially an expecting mother—deserves. I felt completely…
Lawrence Flatlip III and his mother, Jennifer, applied for Crow Food Commodities in 2023. Lawrence is disabled and unable to drive to the Distribution Warehouse to receive his commodities. Both Lawrence and Jennifer live together in Pryor, Montana and were unaware the program did food deliveries. Jennifer does have a vehicle but a monthly trip…
Shawn Daniels came to HRDC wanting to make changes to his life and was interested in getting his Commercial Driver’s License. His father was a truck driver growing up so he has loved being around semi-trucks for most of his life. He enrolled in the SNAP Employment & Training program mid-November after being referred to…
Denise Wilson, Director – Pooh’s Too Thank you for putting together the class, Best Beginnings 101. I have been doing childcare for many years and there is always room to learn and grow. I thought I had been working long enough with the Best Beginnings program that I knew about billing, policies and procedures. I…
Katerina Bolejack came to HRDC at a time of change in her life and felt like she had nowhere to turn. She had just graduated from treatment at the Rimrock Foundation and started her path to recovery from addiction, which she had struggled with for 15 years. Like many others, addiction took her down a…
Navigating the twists and turns of life isn’t always easy, and not having someone to lead you in the right direction can be even more overwhelming. But for some, having that little push makes it all worthwhile. That is what 20 year old Jasper WalksNice overcame. Originally from Oregon, Jasper had been in the foster…
Life is not always a clear and simple path to gaining education, marriage, and starting a family but throughout Montana HRDC offers support so that communities can continue to build strength and individuals and families find economic stability. This is true for Billings’ native, Lili, who found herself in an unstable circumstance that resulted in…
James has loved to cook since he was a child in Louisiana, but life took him in another direction. With a little help and support from HRDC, he is now making the transition from ‘cook’ to ‘chef.’ James first came to HRDC to be part of the SNAP Employment & Training program, a program that…
If you have ever been to the HRDC office in Hardin, you have met Rose. Rose Iron has been working at the front desk in Hardin for several years, and has been the first source of program information for anyone who walks in. Rose’s knowledge of HRDC programs is more than just part of her…
