The Friendship Center

The Friendship Center We provide safe haven and support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Our crisis line is available 24 hours a day!
1-800-248-3166 or 406-442-6800

All Services are Free and Confidential. What Can The Friendship Center Do For You?
•Provide Safe Shelter
•Peer Counseling & Safety Planning
•Survivor Support Groups
•Referrals to Supportive & Legal Services
•24 Hour Crisis Line
•Order of Protection Assistance
•Community Education
•Legal Advocacy

Last week, we announced that our Board of Directors has begun the search process for a new Executive Director. Our outgo...
05/29/2026

Last week, we announced that our Board of Directors has begun the search process for a new Executive Director. Our outgoing leader, Gina Boesdorfer, will soon be departing the organization to pursue a new professional opportunity after more than 10 years with the agency and nearly 20 years in our field overall.

Gina will be a tough act to follow to say the least, and we look forward to sharing a final sign-off message from her in mid-June. In the meantime, help us spread the word that we're looking for qualified candidates to take the helm at The Friendship Center and build on the incredible foundation Gina will be leaving behind.

If you're passionate about overseeing a talented team to ensure high quality services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, consider applying or, if you know the perfect candidate to carry our mission forward, be sure to share the position with them.

Visit our employment page to read the full position description and check out the press release to read the executive director transition announcement. Links below.

🔗 Employment page >> thefriendshipcenter.org/employment

🔗 Transition announcement >> thefriendshipcenter.org/transition

05/18/2026

Join us in showing some love for our 2026 Hope Benefit Luncheon sponsors!

Thanks in no small part to their support, last Tuesday's celebration of our clients and our community raised over $130,000 for The Friendship Center's vital services for survivors as well as our community-wide efforts to prevent abuse through education. 🎉

Our advocates can walk alongside survivors because we have a community that walks alongside us, and believes in safeguarding free, confidential services for those experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Our community's attention, time, resources, and partnership are the reason we can support hundreds of survivors each year, and reach even more people with insights and resources to help our community thrive in healthy relationships.

THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US! 🫶

Along with the traditional 5k, 10k, and half-marathon, this year's Just for the Helena of It includes virtual options fo...
05/13/2026

Along with the traditional 5k, 10k, and half-marathon, this year's Just for the Helena of It includes virtual options for all three distances and, for the first time, a kids mini mile!

Prices increase in about seven weeks, so if you're planning to run or walk any of the races this October, register by June 30! All proceeds benefit both The Friendship Center and Girls Thrive!

Visit runhelena.com to learn more about all of this year's races and get yourself registered or signed up to volunteer during this fun-filled weekend of endless positive vibes.

(P.S. If you're planning to run the half-marathon at both the Montana Governor’s Cup next month AND the Just for the Helena of It half-marathon in October, be sure to sign up for the Queen City Crown! Runners with the best combined times from both half-marathons will be eligible for cash prizes, and all series finishers will be entered into a drawing for additional prizes!)

Our spring newsletter landed in mailboxes in April!You can find or share digital versions of all our past newsletters on...
05/11/2026

Our spring newsletter landed in mailboxes in April!

You can find or share digital versions of all our past newsletters online. That's also where you can sign up to receive our semi-annual print newsletter.

Delivered every October and April, our newsletter is one way to learn about initiatives and news we're excited about and preview some of our recommendations for books, podcasts, and films.

Visit thefriendshipcenter.org/newsletter to sign up.

Join us in recognizing the many people who helped us bring "what were you wearing?" to life in April for Sexual Assault ...
05/08/2026

Join us in recognizing the many people who helped us bring "what were you wearing?" to life in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Plus, check out the full gallery of exhibit photos by Ginny Emery (aka Wandering Albatross Photography) and all submissions to the clothesline by exhibit visitors, and consider sharing your thoughts if you visited the exhibit or joined us for the closing reception.

Visit thefriendshipcenter.org/wwyw-thank-you to see it all and share your feedback.

05/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who's contributed so far, we've raised over $13,000 and unlocked our $4k challenge gift with about 6 hours to go for this year's Greater Helena Gives! 🎉

Your support ensures everyone in our tri-county area has access to free, 24/7, confidential services and that survivors can count on The Friendship Center for support, information, and critical resources to resolve their immediate crisis. You also support access to the knowledge and insights that our community can use to thrive in healthy relationships where everyone's full autonomy and humanity is respected, and abuse has no place. THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US!

If you haven't yet made a gift, there's still time to help us reach out $20k goal, and all funds raised by 8pm help us toward our overall spring goal of $65k.

Visit thefriendshipcenter.org/ghg to chip in if you can, and help spread the word by sharing our page!

05/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who's supported The Friendship Center during Greater Helena Gives so far, we're about 25% of the way to unlocking a $4,000 challenge gift! 🎉

You can help us close in on our goal by making a gift if you haven't already or by sharing our GHG page with friends and colleagues, and inviting them to give. All funds raised by 8 PM tonight count toward our $20k GHG goal, which will give us a strong start toward our $65k overall spring fundraising goal.

Visit thefriendshipcenter.org/ghg to learn more and make your gift!

05/06/2026

Greater Helena Gives starts at 8 PM today, May 6!

Last year, our community's support helped us serve over 730 clients with services like crisis intervention, counseling, legal advocacy, and safety planning. We also provided nearly 14,000 nights of safe shelter, and fielded over 3,700 interactions through our 24-hour crisis line—always staffed with one of our advocates ready to help connect survivors to vital services.

Besides safeguarding free, 24/7, confidential, sometimes life-saving services that our tri-county area can count on, our community's support helps us share knowledge and insights to equip people of all ages to thrive in healthy relationships where everyone's autonomy and humanity is respected, and abuse has no place.

Greater Helena Gives 2025 raised over $16,000 for The Friendship Center, propelling us toward a successful spring fundraising campaign, and we're looking to build on that momentum again this year with a goal of $20,000. If you're able to help with a donation, consider making yours while every dollar goes a little further through a special challenge gift! Help us raise our first $8,000 to unlock an additional $4,000!

Greater Helena Gives 2026 starts at 8 PM tomorrow, May 6!Consider supporting the hope-begetting work we do alongside sur...
05/05/2026

Greater Helena Gives 2026 starts at 8 PM tomorrow, May 6!

Consider supporting the hope-begetting work we do alongside survivors of domestic and sexual violence while your gift goes further with a special challenge! Our first $8,000 raised will unlock a $4,000 challenge gift to help us toward our $20,000 goal for this 24-hour giving event!

Set a reminder and visit thefriendshipcenter.org/ghg when it's time to give!

Drawing upon the most comprehensive study of sexual assault on a college campus to date, S*XUAL CITIZENS: S*X, POWER, AN...
05/04/2026

Drawing upon the most comprehensive study of sexual assault on a college campus to date, S*XUAL CITIZENS: S*X, POWER, AND ASSAULT ON CAMPUS presents a new framework for understanding why sexual assault is such a common feature of college life and what can be done to prevent it. TFC Education Coordinator Eric Parsons shares why he recommends this book for not only educators and advocates, but anyone who cares about young people in their community.

Eric highlights some of the key takeaways from the book, like ways to help young adults identify their desired outcomes from sexual encounters, how the physical world they exist in contributes to how they navigate intimacy, and what adults in their lives can do to help them have safer and more satisfying sexual relationships.

"S*XUAL CITIZENS is a surprisingly easy read," writes Eric. "And while it’s focused on a difficult topic, the authors manage to leave the reader with positive feelings about college students and the work that can be done for their benefit. I highly recommend this book not only to educators, advocates, administrators, and preventionists, but to anyone who cares about the youth in their community."

Visit thefriendshipcenter.org/tfc-recs to read more and find all our recommended books, podcasts, and films.

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1430 N Sanders Street
Helena, MT
59601

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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