Almost a decade ago, the Downtown Billings Alliance (DBA) launched the Motived Alternatives to Addiction Program, modelled off a program in San Diego, which sought to join law enforcement, courts and treatment providers to address substance abuse in the downtown homeless population by offering treatment in lieu of jail time when facing several open containers and trespassing offenses.
Billings saw its first major snowfall of the season on Wednesday, meaning emergency shelters for the unhoused were needed. But one that has operated for the past three years will not reopen this year.
Billings saw its first major snowfall of the season on Wednesday, meaning emergency shelters for the unhoused were needed. But one that has operated for the past three years will not reopen this year.