The Joseph Residence at Maclay Commons is a supportive housing program designed to serve the ever-increasing needs of homeless families in Missoula.
Families come from a variety of situations and struggle with addiction, mental illness and health-related issues, and are all experiencing economic hardship.
The mission of the Joseph Residence is to remove underlying barriers to success by building on strengths, fostering independence and promoting self-sufficiency. The agency is operated through a collaborative partnership between the Poverello Center and the Missoula Housing Authority, and is designed to house 16 homeless families. It provides on-site programming that includes intensive case management, support staff, parenting classes, financial education, supplemental food, nutritional education, transportation assistance and a youth enrichment program.
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For more information or to help these families, call 549-6158.
Family 1: The 28-year-old woman needs socks size 8, a coat size 2XL and boots size 9. The 6-year-old girl would like a Monster High doll and a cartridge learning game for LeapPad 2. She needs winter boots size 13 and long-sleeve shirts size 7. The 2 1/2-year-old boy would like wooden trains for Thomas the Train tracks and superhero action figures. He needs winter boots size 9 and long-sleeve shirts size 3.
Family 2: The 49-year-old man would like a “Pacific Rim” DVD, “The Green Berets” DVD, a four-track cribbage board and an origami starter set. The 21-year-old woman would just like gifts for her daughters. A 5-year-old girl would like a Princess Merida or Barbie doll, “Brave” on DVD, My Little Pony toys (Flutteryshy, Applejack or Twilight) and a Ken doll. The 3-year-old girl would like a Hug Lap Pad (2 pounds, yellow), SpongeBob activity table and chair set, Hug Splat (2 pounds, green) and Thistle Blocks. The 1-year-old girl needs a Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Puppy and Pals learning table, a Playskool Poppin Park pink elephant ball popper set, a Leapfrog Alphazoo spinner and a Fisher Price Twirl n Whirl.
Family 3: The 32-year-old female would like a large electric frying pan, deep fat fryer, blank writable CDs or a flash drive, and Canon PG-240XL black ink cartridge. The 2 1/2-year-old girl would like a “Little Mermaid” DVD, dollhouse furniture (kitchen table and chairs), paints and brushes, and dolls or puppies. The 4-year-old boy would like a “Toy Story” DVD, connect-the-dot puzzles, coloring paper, pirate toys and bathtub toys.
Family 4: The 32-year-old woman needs toilet paper, dish soap, a slow cooker and a blender. The 6-year-old boy would like board games, books (second-grade reading level), art supplies and a football. The 5-year-old boy would like puzzles, books (kindergarten reading level), trucks and a soccer ball.
Family 5: The 28-year-old woman needs bubble bath, pants size 14 tall, shirts size XL and shoes size 10. The 5-year-old boy would like Spider-Man toys, Hot Wheels toys, a children’s science lab and shoes size 13. The 2-year-old girl would like baby dolls, baby doll clothes, girl accessories and Dora the Explorer.
Family 8: The 27-year-old woman would like a living room rug, Scentsy burner, Oklahoma City basketball shirt, mascara and makeup. The 10-year-old boy would like football gloves, snow boots size 7, snow suit size 10-11 and shoes size 7. The 16-year-old girls could use a Fisher Price Go Baby Go Poppity Pop Musical Dino, the First Years Disney Princess Magical Sparkle Potty System, Fisher Price Laugh and Learn My Pretty Purse and a Kid Kraft Tiffany doll high chair in white.
Family 9: The 30-year-old woman would like a large purse with zipper, razors, medium winter gloves and a Verizon phone card. The 31-year-old man would like a Straight Talk phone card, socks, T-shirts size large and tennis shoes size 10 1/2. The 2-year-old boy could use jeans size 2, snow boots size 8-9, a winter hat and diapers size 5. The 3-month-old girl needs newborn booties, a purple winter hat, a baby monitor and a baby gate (non-mounting).
Family 10: The 21-year-old man would like a cutting board, wool socks and hoodies size XL. The 19-year-old woman would like a blow dryer, socks and sweatshirts size L-XL. The 5-month-old boy needs onesies size 6-9 months, socks, bottles and learning toys.
Family 11: The 42-year-old woman needs bath towels, shampoo, conditioner and hairspray. The 41-year-old man would like shirts size 3XL, socks size XL, Tootsie Rolls and Reisen candy. The 18-year-old boy would like K’Nex, the book “House of Hades” by Rick Riordan, Nerf gun ammo and a Nerf Maverick gun. The 17-year-old girl would like a body pillow, blue or brown pillow cases, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legos and Hobbit Legos. The 9-year-old girl would like baking clay, Monster High dolls (Rebecca Steam or Catrina DeMeow), Friends Legos and “The Croods” DVD.
Family 12: The 38-year-old woman would like bras size 48D, bath gift basket, pajamas size 4-5XL, arts and crafts (latch hook, coloring posters, etc.). The 13-year-old boy would like socks, pants size 16-18, board games and Hot Wheels cars.
Family 14: The 46-year-old woman would like a bathroom scale, 8-by-10 picture frames, candles and razor blades. The 10-year-old girl would like Monster High Claudine doll, Monster High Princess Vanity doll, Monster High Queen of the Nile doll and a Monster High Make-A-Monster kit.
Family 16: The 49-year-old woman would like a body pillow, DVD player, Aerosmith’s “Armageddon” soundtrack and “CSI” Season 1 DVD. The 12-year-old boy needs underwear size M briefs, ankle socks, sweat pants, size and shoes size 6. The 8-year-old boy needs underwear size L briefs, ankle socks, shoes, size 6 and pants size 16 regular.
