MonTECH is Montana’s comprehensive resource center for Assistive Technology (AT) devices, information, training, evaluations, and other AT related supports. They have four primary services which are:

• Information and Assistance
• Equipment Demonstration Center
• Financial Loan Program
• Equipment Exchange Program (online)

If you are a Montanan or know of another Montanan who may be looking for assistive technology to help them in their everyday lives, MonTECH at the Rural Institute would be a great place to start. Their Contact information is:

Our Place, a Drop-In Center for people living with or experiencing mental illness, opened in Helena, Montana on June 24, 2009.

Our Place is a consumer-driven, consumer-run Drop-In Center that can help provide a supportive environment for people who have experiences with mental illness and/or substances abuse.  Guests at Our Place may come to seek support from their peers, participate in social activities, seek help in obtaining services and benefits, or simply relax and have fun.

The mission of Our Place is to promote and encourage recovery and wellness through positive interaction and experiences within a peer-directed, community-based environment.

Since opening, the number of guests per day of Our Place have increased.  On any given day as many as 70 guests have dropped in.  Equipped with computers, a pool table, televisions, couches, and supportive people, Our Place is the place to be.

Our Place was developed in collaboration with the mental health community, Addictive and Mental Disorders Division (AMDD) and Rocky Mountain Development Council.

Our Place is located at 631 N. Last Chance Gulch, Helena, Montana.

It is open:

Wednesday 2-8 pm

Thursday 2-8 pm

Friday 2-9 pm

Saturday 2-9 pm

Sun 2-6 pm

Phone (406) 442-1374

Below are some pictures from the Grand Opening of Our Place: