Initiatives

 

The House Next Door

Men’s Transitional Facility

The Way Home MT has consistently been approached by men in need of transitional housing. These men have been able to reside in The House Next Door facility in the midst of an ongoing remodeling. Since the fall of 2024, it has provided a safe place for 13 different men with 4 of them currently residing there.

  • 4 bedrooms for clients

  • 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) meetings

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

  • 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

  • Residents who are in recovery must participate in a recovery program

  • 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 – Transitional Facility Opened

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

  • Update main floor suite bathroom - $1500
    *COMPLETED

  • Interior Paint - $500

  • Exterior Paint
    *Materials acquired, painting planned for summer 2026

  • Main-floor Laundry
    *Under Construction

  • New Gas Fireplace

  • Carpet/Vinyl flooring - $1500
    *Carpet completed, Vinyl Flooring needs installation

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3020 Cedar

Home for a Single-Mother Family

The Way Home MT (TWHMT) secured a loan and is purchasing this property. The current family are the second single-mother family to enjoy adequate and affordable stable housing here.

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!