Upcoming Events

Dungeons & Dragons Group (Hamilton)

March 10 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Y.O.D.A.: Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy (Kalispell)

March 10 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

We’re Hiring!

Summit Independent Living is looking to fill this important role to better serve the people of Western Montana.

Independent Living Specialist

Kalispell office

Interested? Just visit our Employment Opportunities page for more information and to apply.

Make Your Voice Heard!

What is the Action Alert System?

The 2025 Montana Legislative Session is over, but we’re still advocating for you and Montana’s many disability communities.

Use our statewide Action Alert system to:

Stay informed about the legislative and executive actions we’re tracking
Find who your local lawmakers are
Discover opportunities to take direct action

The Action Alert system is an email listserv and online portal designed to inform you about current local, state, and national issues that affect the lives of people with disabilities.

The Action Alert system is administered by The Montana Centers for Independent Living, which serves as a strong collective voice on a wide range of issues such as housing, employment, transportation, communities, recreation, and health and social services.

How does it work?

Just sign up by clicking the button on the right and we will email you about important opportunities to advocate on behalf of Montanans with disabilities locally, statewide, and nationally.

You may also visit the MTCIL Action Alert system website to learn more about our advocacy efforts and to take action on various issues right now.

Why should you join?

Now more than ever, we need to join forces to improve and preserve the services that keep people healthy, active, productive, and involved in their communities.

Remember, democracy is a participatory sport. We all have tremendous power to bring about positive change, but only if we get involved, speak out and demand that our elected officials do the right thing.

Our Action Alert system offers many opportunities for you to get involved, follow our advocacy efforts, and look up and contact your elected officials.

Become an Advocate

Who We Are

Summit Independent Living is a non-residential non-profit organization that provides services to give people with disabilities the tools and resources they need to live independently, in their homes and in their communities.

Summit serves Missoula, Ravalli, Mineral, Lake, Sanders, Flathead, and Lincoln Counties and also does advocacy nationally and across Montana to improve the lives of Montanans living with disabilities.

We believe that people with disabilities have the right to control their own lives and enjoy the same opportunities as all other citizens.