With Missoulians socially distancing themselves, Montana universities and public schools closed and most events put on pause, it can be hard to know where to turn to give or get help. Here are some links and information that we’ve gathered from credible resources.
If you are at risk and NEED help or want to offer help, the public facebook group “Missoula COVID-19 Mutual Aid Organizing is a great start. They’ve also put together a website here.
Medical:
Missoula County Health Department:
If you have symptoms like coughing and fever and think that you have COVID-19, don’t call our INFO-line, please call one of the Focused Screening Centers or use one of the other resources below:
Community FirstCare (North Reserve Only)
2230 N. Reserve St., Suite 402
Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Check-in online: communityfirstcare.com
Providence Grant Creek Walk-In Clinic
3075 N. Reserve St., Suite Q
Hours 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
If the patient is experiencing symptoms, please call in advance: 406-327-1750.
Community Medical Center: Call the complementary 24/7 Nurse on Call for symptom evaluation, 406-327-4770. Patients with symptoms should in advance of visiting the hospital or any clinic.
Partnership Health Center: Patients with symptoms should call the mainline at
406-258-4789 before visiting a PHC site.
Providence Clinics – Call your primary care clinic for symptom evaluation. After hours/weekends, call the main clinic number or 1-855-PMG-TEAM (1-855-764-8326) for the nurse on call.
Blue Moose Pediatrics is offering FREE telemedicine. No need to be insured or be a patient. Learn more here.
• Online Public Screening Tools – Visit the Providence Montana website for a “Live Chat” assessment tool available 24/7
• Virtual Public Screening – Providence ExpressCare Virtual website
Food Insecurity:
While Missoula Food Bank and Community Center is endlessly grateful for the number of people who are willing to help in a time of unprecedented need, MFB &CC is also committed to doing their part in preventing community spread.
Beginning March 30th hours of food distribution will be as follows:
Monday: 10am-7pm
Tuesday: 10am-7pm
Wednesday: 10am-1pm
Thursday: 10am-7pm
Friday: Closed
EmPower Place will be open for grab-and-go meals only at the above listed times. The center is closed for play.
In response to the Governor’s Stay at Home Directive, Missoula Food Bank and Community Center has temporarily suspended all volunteer
shifts inside their building. They will continue to utilize volunteers for their senior home delivery program, ROOTS.
In addition, MFB&CC is suspending the acceptance of food donations and asking those who want to contribute to consider providing financial assistance. Visit missoulafoodbank.org to donate to the COVID-19 Response Fund.
Don’t forget that MFB&CC is an emergency service in the best
of times, and they will continue to meet our community’s needs during these challenging times. Be sure to look for updates from Missoula Food Bank and Community Center on Facebook.
Internet Access
Do you have a school aged child at home but no access to the internet? Found on the “Missoula COVID-19 Mutual Aid Organizing““I just called spectrum to get set up with the internet and thought others might be curious about the process. The wait to talk to someone was about 30 minutes, but then it was simple. They asked for name, address, and email (no payment or contract) and then popped a router in the mail (be here in ~2 days). It’s meant to be a simple self-setup – no contact with a technician. After the two months, I can drop it off at the local charter office. Number is 1-844-488-8395.”
Missoula County Public Schools: Remote learning K-12
JOBS:
Missoula Works is the ONLY company in our community that employ our most marginalized citizens. Low-income, homeless, in recovery from drugs and alcohol, single parents and returning citizens. In the past week we have experienced a surge of layoffs in our staffing department and a significant drop off in jobs for our Get It Done Crew. Please know that we are STILL actively employing our staff on our outdoor projects such as spring cleaning, lawn maintenance, demolition and reconstruction of decks and fencing, junk outs and junk hauling.
The more of these jobs that we can acquire, the more we can keep people working – keeping them off of unemployment, help them feed their kids, pay the rent. If you have outdoor work that needs to be done and want to support a mission-based organization – call us for a free estimate. Support out local economy by deploying our workforce to start your spring projects. 926-3400
If you have at-risk friends and neighbors, give them a call and see if they could use these services. Let’s all be looking out for one another, Trailheads!
