Missoula Villages
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Missoula Villages is a citizen-driven, grassroots network built to help neighbors care for neighbors. The Village network connects Missoulians to each other through a volunteer exchange, with additional services available through partnerships with the city and local organizations. "The Village" also promotes active, social living by coordinating recreational, educational, and cultural events. We hope Missoulians in every neighborhood will join the network to give back and get help, neighbor to neighbor.
Missoula Villages uses a separate website to manage membership, communicate about operations, and to schedule requests and volunteer availability. Please click the link below to learn more and sign up. You can also learn more at upcoming events. Scroll down to see what's coming up and join us!
Questions? Call MAS Community Impact Supervisor Corey Bressler at (406) 728-7682 or email cbressler@missoulaagingservices.org.
Upcoming Events
Throughout the winter and spring, Missoula Villages invites to the public to learn more at a series of fun, free events. Meet founding volunteers, MAS staff, and community partners to ask, come together with neighbors, and get a feel for Village activities!
Missoula Villages MEMBERS Game Gathering
Join other Missoula Villages members for a relaxed and fun afternoon of games and conversation!
In this first Game Gathering, we'll focus on card games. We had a request for canasta, so we'll be prepared to play canasta, but we can play other card games if desired. As we grow this monthly member gathering, we plan to include a variety of games, from Mahjong and cribbage to chess. Please help the Village build this monthly meet-up!
Whether you’re an experienced player or just curious to learn, all skill levels are welcome.
Come connect, play, and enjoy good company in a casual and friendly setting. Please sign up in advance if possible, so that we can plan accordingly, but members are also welcome to drop by.
Are you interested in joining the new Missoula Villages neighbor network? Give us a call or find out more here: https://missoulaagingservices.org/get-involved/missoula-villages.html
Missoula Villages Bowling Social
Join us for a relaxed bowling get-together with Missoula Villages at Westside Lanes. Whether you’re a seasoned bowler or it’s been years since you last played, this is a great chance to get out, move a little, and enjoy some good company. First timer? This is your chance to try something new in a welcoming setting! Come on your own or with a friend.
Free and open to all. Registration required below.
Missoula Villages Cooking Class: "What Can I do With a Rotisserie Chicken?"
Come cook and connect, and leave with something delicious! Join Missoula Villages for a relaxed, hands-on cooking class with Kelly Moore, MSU Extension educator, in the Honeyberry Culinary Classroom at the Fairgrounds (in the Butterfly House Complex). This is the second in a series of three classes where you'll prepare recipes for simple, delicious dishes you can enjoy at home and that are great for sharing with others. Perfect for everyday life!
Free. Registration required; space limited. Each class session features different healthy recipes:
May 18 | 1–3 pm: Cowboy Caviar
June 24 | 1–3 pm: "What Can I do With a Rotisserie Chicken?"
July 13 | 1–3 pm: Healthy Breakfast Made Easy
These classes are offered as a part of our Missoula Villages launch. Participants will have a chance to chat about the new neighbor network with Village leaders, members, and MAS staff.
Call MAS Public Relations & Marketing Manager Anna Wilson with questions at 406.728.7682.
FREE Film WALK WITH ME at the Roxy Theater
Join Missoula Aging Services and Dementia Friendly Missoula for this free screening at the Roxy Theater. Panel discussion at 4:45 before the film starts at 5:15, with time for an audience Q&A after. All are welcome for reflection, conversation, and a deeper understanding of living with dementia. Our free screenings at the Roxy typically sell out! Please reserve a free ticket via the Roxy website below!
Life changes when director Heidi Levitt's husband of 30 years, Charlie, discovers that his recent fogginess is due to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease. At 57, Charlie is a talented graphic designer, father, and charismatic community leader. Heidi is determined to better understand the disease, learn how to live their best life with it, forge a new path forward, and document every step along the journey. Over the course of four years, they crisscross the country while Heidi documents their experience. This chapter of the story they share is testament to the strength, resilience, and humor of the human spirit. While Charlie’s cognitive facilities diminish, his charm, warmth and appeal take center stage, illuminating what might otherwise have been a dark journey into a story of love and a reminder that life is really about our relationships.
"In Walk With Me, Heidi Levitt does something radical. There are no swelling arcs, no tidy awakenings, no promises of redemption. Instead, the film about her husband’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s lingers with what most narratives avoid: care as a daily practice, grief without a finish line, love without guarantees." V MAGAZINE
