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Getting Comfortable with Conflict Skill Building Workshop Friday, February 21st from 9AM-Noon None of us sees or experiences the world in quite the same way. As a result, conflict is natural and ever present. Yet many of us have not yet developed conflict resolution skills. Many of us avoid, freeze up or strike out when […]
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Pronouns: she/her/hersNikki has always been passionate about helping others. She began her journey in high school, becoming a certified coach for Special Olympics Montana and certifying her dog as a therapy animal to visit schools and nursing homes. After graduation, Nikki moved to Washington to attend Eastern Washington University to pursue degrees in both psychology […]
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Pronouns: they/them/theirs, she/her/hers Sanai is a BSW student with the University of Montana, having originally hailed from Washington DC they were raised in Hawaii and developed a very unique look on life and the vastly different backgrounds of a large multitude of people. Sanai is an avid traveler, having spent time in over 41 countries, […]
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Almost 20 years ago Amie Thurber and Kaycee Schilke brought the National Coalition Building Institute (now EmpowerMT), to Missoula. Wow! Isn’t that amazing? We are 20 years old! In these past 20 years – with outstanding leadership, committed, brilliant staff, Board of Directors, and volunteers, coupled with deep community support and YOU – NCBI Missoula has grown and evolved into […]
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This October marks the 20th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s murder, and EmpowerMT will be honoring his life with a production of The Laramie Project. After Matthew’s murder in 1998, members of the Tectonic Theater Project in New York City traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, to interview residents about how the attack on Matt had affected […]
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Fill out my LGL form! Empowering and creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth is a priority of Empower Montana. We are the leading organization providing support for LGBTQ+ youth across the entire state. Nine years ago, this commitment to amplify LGBTQ+ youth voices led Empower Montana’s youth leaders to advocate for the Missoula Non-Discrimination […]
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In addition to the new Middle School Camp, EmpowerMT will have our 11th annual High School Youth Leadership Development Camp. The camp will take place over the course of three days and two nights. We hope to provide the students, staff, and community members that attend our camp with the skills, knowledge, and confidence […]
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Pronouns: she/her/hers Mona Charles has a wide-ranging background in film and television, as an actor, director, producer and studio executive. She also owned a comedy murder mystery company, Die Laughing, that performed throughout Southern California. While fulfilling her long-held desire to drive cross country, Mona fell in love with Montana in September 2019 and returned […]
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Pronouns: she/her/hers Born and raised in Missoula, MT Loni holds Montana values close to her heart and is happy to be a part of the EmpowerMT family. She joined EmpowerMT ten years ago as a youth attending annual summer camp. Loni recognized the importance of EmpowerMT’s mission and was excited to pursue this work during her graduate […]
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