Our Current Programs
MT Veterans Foundation - Thrift Store
The Veterans Thrift Store acts as a work program for unemployed veterans. The store was opened on August 28, 2009 and has since placed many veterans back in the workforce. Veterans that work or volunteer at the thrift store learn life skills including personal accounting and small business management. All proceeds from the store go to support Foundation programs and helping other veterans.
MT Veterans Foundation - Willis Cruse House
The Willis Cruse Transitional Facility is a 12 bed recovery home for veteran men. Veterans receive room and board in exchange for service to the community. In addition they receive assistance in accessing a variety of rehabilitation help including diagnosis of mental illness by qualified mental health professionals, addiction recovery services, and general medical attention. As part of their recovery program veterans are provided with continuing education opportunities, employment training services and applied work experience through compensation work therapy.
There is a standing zero-tolerance policy for drugs, gambling, and alcohol and all veterans are required to offer their free time to community service efforts.
Since its inception, there have been 210 veterans who have successfully completed the recovery program and moved on to lead healthy fulfilling and productive lives.
MT Veterans Foundation - Veterans Recovery Workshop
The Montana veterans foundation is pleased to announce the opening of our newest veteran service program. The veterans recovery workshop will be a hands on project that provides veterans with technical skills training including wood working, leather work, mechanical, and artistic crafts. As part of their ongoing recovery, veterans are encouraged to work with their hands; to complete positive projects that demonstrate their own abilities and self-worth.
This work program is an integral part of the goals for veteran reintegration into the mainstream workforce. The recovery workshop is also an opportunity for veterans to produce and sell their crafts at the Veterans Thrift Store providing them with vendor and customer service experience.
