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Missoula event brings dental, IDs and housing help together as organizers cite rising housing costs
Summary
At a recent community resource event in Missoula, organizers and service providers offered free dental care, vaccinations, IDs, birth certificates and housing navigation help intended to reduce logistical barriers for people facing poverty and housing insecurity.
At a recent community resource event in Missoula, organizers, volunteers and service providers gathered to offer free services ranging from dental care and vaccinations to help obtaining birth certificates, IDs and housing navigation, speakers said.
Service provider (Speaker 3) said the event was meant to centralize services so people could access multiple supports in a single day: "So the benefits are that this is really, the idea is to kind of bring everything together in 1 space, limiting the logistical barriers that people face in having to visit multiple agencies at 1 time." The speaker noted the event included sign-ups for the coordinated entry system for people seeking housing assistance.
Event organizer (Speaker 2) described the range of free services available, saying,…
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