Butte Local Assistance Programs
This page lists local organizations in Butte, Montana that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Montana page.
Legal aid
| Montana Legal Services Association | Free civil legal assistance |
|---|---|
| Website | mtlsa.org |
| Phone | 800-666-6899 |
Montana Legal Services Association provides free civil legal help to people with low incomes across Montana. Apply online or call the HelpLine. In Silver Bow County, MLSA partners with Safe Space in Butte to provide civil legal aid to survivors of domestic violence.1
| Butte-Silver Bow County Law Library | Self-help law center |
|---|---|
| Website | courts.mt.gov |
| Phone | 406-497-6417 |
| Address | 155 W Granite Street, Room 302, Butte, MT 59701 |
The Butte-Silver Bow County Law Library serves as a Self-Help Law Center. It provides legal forms, information, references, and resource referrals to people handling civil matters on their own.2
Food
| Butte Emergency Food Bank | Food bank for Butte |
|---|---|
| Website | thebuttefoodbank.org |
| Phone | 406-782-3814 |
| Address | 1019 E 2nd St, Butte, MT 59701 |
| Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 12 PM; call 9 AM to 11 AM to schedule a pickup |
The Butte Emergency Food Bank distributes canned, boxed, and bagged food, plus diapers, milk, bread, bakery items, and meat, to about 2,700 people each month. Food pickup begins at 11 AM, with bread available from 11:30 AM.3
Social services
| Action, Inc. | Emergency rent, energy, and food help |
|---|---|
| Website | butteassistanceprograms.org |
| Phone | 406-533-6855 |
| Address | 25 W Silver St, Butte, MT 59701 |
Action, Inc. helps people in Butte and five nearby counties with emergency rent assistance, low-income energy and heating assistance, food and nutrition help, and Head Start early childhood programs.4
| Butte Rescue Mission | Emergency shelter and daily meals |
|---|---|
| Website | butterescuemission.org |
| Phone | 406-782-0925 |
| Address | 610 E Platinum St, Butte, MT 59701 |
| Hours | Drop-In Center Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM; shelter check-in 8 PM |
The Butte Rescue Mission offers nightly emergency shelter, daily meals, a drop-in center, and family dorms for parents with children facing homelessness.5
Sources & notes
Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:
Footnotes
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Montana Legal Services Association, Home page and Locations and Local Resources . ↩
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Montana Judicial Branch, Butte-Silver Bow County Resource Guide . The guide lists the Law Library phone and address. ↩
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Action, Inc., Low-Income Assistance Programs Butte, MT ; address and phone confirmed in the Montana Department of Commerce Field Agencies listing. ↩
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Butte Rescue Mission, Get Help . The street address is listed as 610 E Platinum St, Butte, MT 59701 in the Charity Navigator profile, Butte Rescue Mission ; the mission site does not publish a street address. ↩
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- Ada Hu