BASE Family Fun Friday!
BASE Family Fun Friday! Halloween Themed October 19 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM 735 W. Alder St., Suite #4 Stand up comedy, improv, sketch, poetry, dance and song! For more information please contact Summit at 728-1630 ext. 161
2017 Legislature – We Need YOUR Help!
The 2017 Montana Legislative Session is now upon us. This session is shaping up to be a very busy one and not necessarily in a good way. Due to state budget constraints, many of the programs that Montanans with disabilities rely on every day are in jeopardy of having their budgets slashed. These programs [...]
New BASE Staff & BALLS Facilitators
New BASE Staff John Howard, BASE Coordinator John works with youth between the ages of 13-24 finding job shadow experiences, mentors, and internships. He also facilitates BASE programs and teaches Communication through improv to high school students. BASE programs include: YODA (Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy), BALLS, Poetry Workshop, All Ages Comedy, 4Real Dance, [...]
BASE Updates
BASE stands for home BASE, like in baseball. In life, you need a BASE. Thats where we come in. On Friday, December 9th, BASE held its 2nd Annual Showcase at The Roxy Theater. The show was intended to provide all participants an opportunity to share their creativity. The wide variety of performances included poetry, [...]
Upcoming Events
Missoula - 700 SW Higgins, Suite 101 Missoula Office Closed - January 2, 16 February 20 Summit Orientation - First Friday monthly, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. SSA Orientation - Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 14 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Jan 24, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 25 from 1 p.m. to 2 [...]
North Missoula Community Development Corporation
In Missoula, the North Missoula Community Development Corporation, or NMCDC, offers a variety of programs in accessible locations for the Missoula community. Burns Street Kids Club Mondays – Thursdays, 3-6 p.m., while school is out of session, June 13 – August 25, in and around 1500 Burns Street. This program offers a variety of activities, [...]
ABLE Update
Summit Independent Living Center has created a webpage to track updates to ABLE programs in Montana and throughout the United States. A recent rules change allows eligible people to create ABLE savings accounts anywhere in the country once states start activating those programs. To learn more about how ABLE accounts work, visit: www.summitilc.org/able.html
BASE Showcase
BASE Showcase was a free variety show in Missoula at the Crystal Theatre, featuring a combination of improv, sketch, spoken word poetry, and stand-up comedy. Professional and amateur performers from our community, with and without disabilities, teamed up to put together an amazing variety show this fall. If you weren’t able to make the show, [...]
Upcoming Events
Flathead County Summit Closed - Jan. 1, 19; Feb. 15 Social Security Orientation - First and third Wednesdays monthly. Please call 257-0048 ext. 141, to register and get location. YODA - Youth group meets once a month. Living Well with a Disability - Starting Jan. 12, 2 p.m. Social Activities - We get together four [...]
APRIL Conference – 2015
Recently, several Summit staff and board members traveled to Virginia to attend the National Conference on Rural Independent Living. One of the attendees, Wesley Schneider, posted several short live blog videos (vlogs) during the trip. We asked Wesley about his adventure. Here’s what he had to say. “The best part of my experience at APRIL [...]