Get to Know the Kids Corner In the heart of downtown Red Lodge, Kids Corner has been supporting the youth of Carbon County for more than seven years. The volunteer-run store, located at 18 N. Broadway sells gently used and new children’s clothing, toys, books and other necessities. Through their granting program, all the proceeds […]
Youth Internships, Enhancing Professional and Leadership Skills One Student at a Time! Danielle Shilling, Youth Internships AmeriCorps VISTA, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation 20-30% of high school students experience depression and/or anxiety at some point before adult hood. That’s forty-one students at our local high school. Many of them feel the burden of modern […]
Help for first time homebuyers is offered by The Home Center, a non-profit in Billings, who has partnered with the Montana Homeownership Network and Neighbor Works Montana. The Home Center will be presenting an invaluable class for the first time homebuyer in Red Lodge on Saturday May 19th, 9am -5pm at the Foundation located […]
Mental health in our community is a growing concern. To address the concern, Sage Henderson, AmeriCorps VISTA at the Foundation, has been working with community partners in the areas of healthcare, mental health services, ministerial, as well as local schools to create programming and education in our community. Now, after exploring the issue within our […]
Congratulations to the Pro Cut Green Fund Winners! The Pro Cut Green Fund and the Red Lodge High School Green Team got together to make charitable donations to three organizations in our community. Established in 2012 by Pro Cut Lawn and Landscape, the Green Fund has given over $11,000 in cash and in-kind services to […]
Our community has lots of services and resources available and now you can connect to a variety of those providers in one room. The Foundation excited to present the first annual Community Resource Fair! The event will be Saturday, April 28th from 11am – 4pm at the Old Roosevelt and free lunch and child […]
2 Opportunities to Win!!! We are celebrating our increased collaboration among individuals, businesses and organizations that are focusing on providing STEAM related programs and opportunities for our youth and adult community members by presenting two new contests with Cash Prizes. Cash prizes will include one $50.00 prize for the naming contest and at least two […]
Carbon County Selected to Join AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly Communities On Friday, February 16, Carbon County was officially welcomed into AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly Communities. A culmination of nearly a year of work, this is a huge milestone for Carbon County and the Red Lodge Area Community Foundation. What began as a concern from a […]
My favorite part of our membership campaign is my deeply held belief that membership actively strengthens the Voice of Community. This creates the community that we collectively desire-one that we work together to make our reality. Why is this important? The Voice of Community refers to all aspects of our humanity: values, opinions, beliefs, perspectives, […]
How does a family making 80%-120% of the Area Median Income ($58,500-$73,000, $125,000 for a family of 3) buy a home in Red Lodge, the town they live and work? Most can’t. Assuming this family has good credit, $10,000 for a down payment, and less than $800 in monthly debts, they could afford a home […]