Gateway Community Services is a private non-profit organization that serves the people of Cascade County and the surrounding areas. We are dedicated to providing quality, comprehensive community based services addressing the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug related problems for all who seek services, regardless of their ability to pay. We strive to develop healthy and productive members of our community by improving the quality of life and maximizing the potential of individuals and their families.
Gateway Community Services is contracted through the State of Montana's to provide prevention and treatment services to the community and compensated through the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division of the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Of the persons served at our agency in fiscal year 2006, 94% of them were extremely low, low, or low to moderate income.
Gateway Community Services is a leader in the field of Prevention and Treatment in the State of Montana. We are the only organization of its kind who offers Prevention and Treatment Services in Cascade County on a sliding fee sale in order to ensure affordable chemical dependency treatment to all who seek services.
In recent years, with program funding cuts, we have found that we are trying to serve more and more people with less and less money. In a 2 year period we have seen a 39% increase in the number of people served at our agency. In fiscal year 2006, Gateway Community Services served 88% of the people in Cascade County who sought out treatment. We are only scratching the surface. Statewide findings have determined that approximately 10% of the adult population has an addiction to drugs and/ or alcohol. In Cascade County only 1% of that population was served. Approximately 9% of our population in Cascade County is reported as needing, but not receiving treatment. These numbers do not include the family members and friends who deal with the day to day issues that come with the problems of alcohol and drug abuse by their loved ones.
By increasing the amount of money coming into our agency, will increase the number of people we are able to provide prevention and treatment services to in our community to continue to strive to assist the people in Cascade County to become healthy and productive members of the community.
If you are interested in learning more about our services and how you can help, please contact Collette Stinar, Development Coordinator at collette@gatewayrecovery.org or call (406) 727-2512.
