Family Service, Inc. helps one in six families living in Yellowstone County meet their basic needs. Click here for our 2011 annual report. In partnership with our caring community, we offer the following programs and services:

Core Programs:

• Food distribution to individuals, families and partner organizations (more than 1 million pounds annually)
• Clothing distribution (16,000 to 18,000 items monthly)
• Rent / utility assistance to keep people in their homes (more than $100,000 in assistance provided annually)

Special Programs:

• Emergency prescription assistance
• Vision care assistance (exams, testing, frames and corrective lenses for senior citizens and children)
• Diabetic supplies
• School supplies for children
• Holiday gifts for children and adults

Family Treasures Thrift Store:
Our thrift store, located at 1824 1st Avenue North, sells quality new and gently used clothing and household goods. Thrift store sales generate vital income for Family Service assistance programs.

Sources of Funding:

• Donations – 34%
• Thrift store sales – 25%
• Special events – 14%
• Grants – 15%
• United Way of Yellowstone County – 4%
• Investment income – 4%
• Client repayments & miscellaneous income – 1%
• Public Funds (CDGB grant) – 2%

Grant Support
Family Service gratefully acknowledges the following businesses, foundations and organizations, which funded our programs with generous grants during calendar year 2011:

• Breakfast Exchange Club
• First Interstate Bank Centennial Youth Foundation
• Homer A. & Mildred S. Scott Foundation
• Kohl’s
• Martin Family Foundation
• Muryl & Lu Myhre Foundation
• Sample Foundation
• The S.L. Gimbel Foundation Fund, a component fund at The Community Foundation
• Town Pump Charitable Foundation
• United Way of Yellowstone County
• U.S. Bancorp Foundation
• Walmart
• Walmart Foundation
• Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative