Hometown Helena this Thursday, June 6th: Angel Fund & Communities that Care

June 4, 2024

Hey y’all!

We’ve got another great program this week, focused around the different ways that we can support our community’s children and young adults. The Angel Fund and Communities that Care are both committed to fostering a healthful, safe, and stable environment for our kiddos, and they’re doing some really interesting things here in Helena.

Janet Riis will be giving us an update on the Angel Fund, which helps Helena School District children with school items including clothing, shoes, school supplies, backpacks, classroom materials, field trip fees and other scholastic necessities. The Angel Fund also offers Montana post-secondary scholarships to deserving seniors at Access to Success, Capital High School, Helena High School, East Helena High School and PAL based on academic success, financial need and a commitment to give back to their community.

Sarah Graham will be telling us about Communities that Care, a program that promotes healthy youth development, improves youth outcomes, and reduces problem behaviors through community partnerships.

We have good news to share with you, too! Our dear friend Jim Smith is on his way home as we write this and had successful heart surgery. He’ll be taking it easy for a little while with some protocols to follow, but is in good spirits, and we will be hearing from him soon!

See you Thursday, either in person or through the lens of our Zoom camera. And remember — polls are open until 8pm today! Don’t forget to vote!

Haley McKnight

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St Peter’s - Wade Johnson

June 20

Amy Watson, State Economist

June 27

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Meals on Wheels

July 11

New Leaders - Intermountain, BCBS

July 18

Department of Administration
Department of Commerce

July 25

Shodair

August 1

Carroll and Helena College Updates

August 8

School District Updates

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Hometown Helena - Thursday, June 6th, 7 a.m. @ Helena College & Live via ZOOM hosted by Pinion:

Janet Riis, Angel Fund
Sarah Graham, Communities that Care

Meeting URL: https://pinionglobal.zoom.us/j/98440665674?pwd=WXo4SGpTZ0o2YUJTTTJkb0ZWYU1aQT09
Meeting ID: 984 4066 5674
Passcode: 107886

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The Hometown Helena Team is Jim Smith, Rick Hays, Kelly Cresswell, Emily McVey, Tom McGree, Peter Strauss, Ann Waickman, Haley McKnight and Matt Elsaesser