A recently released national report to Congress from December 2023 puts Montana at or among the heads of the pack when it comes to increases in homelessness.
Chris Krager sometimes walks around the Samaritan House carrying a measuring tape because the shelter always needs more room to unfold an extra bed. “It is tough,” said Krager, executive
The Montana Coalition to Solve Homelessness found nearly every community in the state had experienced a “dramatic increase” in the need for shelter and other services in the past three years.