Our Partners

Building an Inclusive Montana—Together

EmpowerMT collaborates with schools, organizations, businesses, and funders to build a more just and inclusive Montana. These partners make it possible for us to train youth leaders, support educators, and host community-driven events across the state.

Thank you to the individuals and institutions who make this work possible.

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Youth & School Partners

We work alongside schools and youth-serving organizations to foster student leadership, support GSAs, and create inclusive learning environments. These partnerships are the foundation of our youth empowerment work.

    • Alberton High School

    • Arlee Public Schools

    • Beaverhead County High School

    • Big Sky High School

    • Billings Medicine Crow Junior High

    • Bonner Middle School

    • Browning School District

    • Charlo/Dixon

    • Chief Charlo Elementary

    • Clark Fork Educators

    • Clark Fork Elementary School

    • Clinton School

    • C.S. Porter Middle School

    • Cut Bank School

    • Desmet School

    • Drummond Public Schools

    • Flathead Valley Educators

    • Fort Belknap Youth

    • Franklin Elementary

    • Frenchtown Middle/High School

    • Garden City Harvest-Youth Harvest

    • Great Falls School District

    • Hamilton High School

    • Havre Middle/High School

    • Hawthorne Elementary School

    • Helena High Schools

    • Hellgate Elementary

    • Hellgate High School

    • Jeremy Bullock Safe Schools Summit

    • Lame Deer Schools

    • Lewis and Clark Elementary

    • Lewistown High School

    • Lodge Grass Schools

    • Lowell Elementary School

    • Loyola High School

    • MCPS Educator Summit

    • Meadow Hill Middle School

    • Missoula Community School

    • Missoula County Public Schools District Administration

    • Missoula International School

    • Montana Behavioral Institute

    • Montana Education Association

    • Montana Educational Talent Search

    • Montana Office of Public Instruction

    • Montana PTA Association

    • Montana School Counselors Association

    • Montana State University

    • Noxon Middle/High School

    • Office of Public Instruction - Graduation Matters Montana Advisory Board

    • Paxson Elementary

    • PFLAG Missoula

    • Polson School District

    • Pryor Schools

    • Rainbow Over the Rockies

    • Rattlesnake Elementary

    • Ronan High School

    • Russell Elementary

    • Rural Educators Conference

    • S.E.A. Change UM

    • Salish Kootenai College (CSKT)

    • Seeley Lake Elementary School

    • Seeley Swan High School

    • Sentinel High School

    • Spirit at Play Preschool

    • St. Joseph Elementary School

    • St. Labre Indian School

    • St. Regis Middle School

    • Student to Academic Professoriate for American Indians

    • Superior School District

    • Sussex School

    • The University of Montana

    • Thompson Falls Middle/High School

    • Upward Bound

    • Victor Schools

    • Walla Walla Master of Social Work Program

    • Washington Middle School

    • Whitefish Middle School

    • Willard Alternative School

    • Wolf Point Public Schools

    • Woodman School

    • Youth Dynamics

Business & Organizational Partners

Our business and organizational partners amplify our impact through sponsorships, training partnerships, and shared community goals. We are proud to collaborate with entities committed to equity, inclusion, and youth empowerment.

    • Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions Opportunity Youth

    • Association for the Prevention of Infectious Disease

    • Bureau of Land Management

    • Butte-Silver Bow Library

    • Center for Children, Families, and Workforce Development

    • Chouteau County Library – Fort Benton

    • City of Missoula Housing

    • Clearwater Credit Union

    • Consumer Direct Care Network

    • Destination Missoula

    • Diverse U

    • Ecology Project International

    • First Security Bank

    • Garden City Harvest

    • Go Run Missoula

    • Great Falls Rising

    • Grow Music

    • Helping Hands / Zero to Five Flathead Valley

    • Holiday Inn Downtown

    • Home Resource

    • Humanities Montana

    • Lewis and Clark Library

    • Mike and Maureen Mansfield Center YSEALI

    • Missoula Art Museum

    • Missoula Child Resource Center

    • Missoula Community Foundation

    • Missoula Community JEDI Program

    • Missoula County Elections

    • Missoula County Human Resources

    • Missoula Food Bank

    • Missoula Public Health

    • Missoula Public Library

    • Montana Afterschool Alliance

    • Montana Brewers Association

    • Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

    • Montana Fresh Water Partners

    • Montana Library Association

    • Montana Natural History Center

    • Montana Nonprofit Association

    • Montana State University Extension

    • North Valley Food Bank

    • Northern Montana Child Development Center

    • PAWS Up

    • Partners for Hope Foundation

    • Providence St. Patrick Hospital

    • Red Cross Montana, North Dakota, Eastern Oregon Disaster Academy

    • Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities

    • ServeMontana

    • Spacecat

    • Swan Valley Connections

    • The Good Food Store

    • United Way of Missoula

    • University of Montana Racial Justice Summit

    • University of Montana Social Work Program

    • Water and Environmental Technologies

    • Waxwing Psychotherapy

    • Western Montana Professional Learning Collaborative

    • Worlds Apart but Not Strangers

    • YWCA of Missoula

Funding Partners

We are deeply grateful to the funders and donors who make our work sustainable. These partners invest in youth leadership, restorative practices, and equity-centered education across Montana.

    • Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions

    • B.W. Bastian Foundation

    • Courtney White

    • Dave Roberts

    • Headwaters Foundation

    • Kathy Witkowski and Jay Kirby

    • Llewellyn Foundation

    • Martha Newell & Mike Kadas

    • Missoula County Substance Abuse Prevention Funds

    • Pride Foundation

    • Rika and Rick Wishcamper

    • Steele Reese Foundation

“EmpowerMT set the professional standard for restorative, research-informed youth programs.” – Hello Insight, 2019 High-Impact Youth Development Award

We’re always looking to build meaningful relationships with schools, organizations, and funders who share our values. If you’d like to join this growing network:

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