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Going Home to Meet a Growing Need
Learn how you can help us expand our services with a contiguous campus between our current facility and our old home across the street.

The Friendship Center
Oct 16, 2024


The Violence of Frontier Fantasies
Learn how some of the prevailing ideas of regional identity in the American West continue to put our communities in harm’s way.

Jackie Brennan
Sep 30, 2024


Fall 2024 Reading Recommendation
Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's 2017 hybrid of memoir and true crime considers if the stories that define us can ever contain the whole truth.

The Friendship Center
Sep 16, 2024


Campus Assault: Bigger Than the Red Zone
Learn about the misconceptions and factors that contribute to the prevalence of campus sexual assault in early fall semester and beyond.

Jaime Gabrielli
Aug 29, 2024


Building Community & Giving Back With Eagles 4040
Eagles 4040 in East Helena is bringing people together and generating vital support for local causes throughout the year.

The Friendship Center
Jul 31, 2024


The Myth of Mutual Domestic Violence
Learn about some of the scenarios between survivors and abusers that are commonly mischaracterized as mutual abuse.

Jaime Gabrielli
Jun 28, 2024


The Friendship Center Is a Safe Haven for Everyone
Learn about the LGBTQ+ community's elevated risk of experiencing violence and TFC's commitment to being a safe haven for all.

Kim Patterson
Jun 3, 2024


Our New Online Chat & Text Feature
Our website visitors can now use a new feature to connect with a TFC advocate via chat or text.

The Friendship Center
Jun 3, 2024


Working With Our Community to Prevent Re-Assault
Learn how a new risk assessment tool coming to our community can help prevent some of the worst outcomes of intimate partner violence.

The Friendship Center
Apr 30, 2024


Our Community Survey Is Open!
Take a short survey this April to help The Friendship Center improve our services and better support our community.

The Friendship Center
Apr 1, 2024


Spring 2024 Reading Recommendation
Jon Krakauer's MISSOULA examines several cases of campus rape between 2010 and 2012 and the systems that failed to support survivors.

The Friendship Center
Mar 29, 2024


2023 Annual Report
Learn about the impact of our community's support in 2023.

Gina Boesdorfer
Mar 21, 2024


Criminalize or Re-legitimize: Lessons from Our Red-Light History
Learn what our past and present can teach us about the dangers of criminalization-based reform approaches in the American sex industry.

Jackie Brennan
Feb 29, 2024


Qualified Charitable Distributions: Maximize Your Giving and Reduce Taxes
Learn about the benefits of qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) and how you can use them to support The Friendship Center.

The Friendship Center
Feb 28, 2024


Empowering Youth to Thrive in Healthy Relationships
Learn how TFC is empowering youth to recognize and reject violence in our community through education.

Eric Parsons
Jan 31, 2024


Stalking: Homicide in Slow Motion
Learn about the prevalence and seriousness of stalking, and what we can all do to support those affected by this dangerous crime.

Jaime Gabrielli
Jan 3, 2024


Domestic Violence: It Can Hide in Plain Sight
Contrary to popular depictions, domestic violence is complex, multi-faceted, and not always easy to recognize.

Jaime Gabrielli
Nov 29, 2023


We’ve Got New Paint & Floors!
Thanks to a Lowe's Hometown grant, The Friendship Center got new paint and floors in our shelter and administrative offices this fall!

The Friendship Center
Nov 15, 2023


Our Work With Student-Athletes
Learn about programs that engage student-athletes in building a culture of safety and respect as part of TFC’s education services.

The Friendship Center
Oct 31, 2023


Fall 2023 Reading Recommendation
In her latest memoir, Stephanie Land continues where her 2019 bestselling memoir MAID leaves off.

The Friendship Center
Oct 16, 2023
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