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Information & Referral

Summit provides information and referral for local community resources in Western Montana. We can also assist with locating state and national disability-related resources.

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Self-Advocacy

Summit offers self-advocacy assistance for individuals to be able to identify one’s needs, make informed decisions about the supports they need, and effectively communicate those needs.

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Peer Advocacy

Summit peer advocates serve as positive role models, offering practical tips on living with disabilities, information on community resources, as well as community and educational activities.

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Skills Training

Summit offers individualized and group training on a variety of topics aimed at enhancing personal growth and life skills that promote independence.

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Youth Transition Services

Life is full of transitions, we offer youth transition services geared towards putting youth in control of their own lives and preparing them for life as an adult.

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Self-Directed Personal Care

The Self-Directed Community First Choice program is designed to provide in-home personal care services for people who have long-term care needs, and who want to direct their own care.

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BASE

BASE is an all-ages, all-abilities social and activity center that’s a safe place to explore the arts, learn self-advocacy, and hone other skills we all need to navigate the world around us.

Systems Advocacy

Summit regularly participates in social change, public education, and improved accessibility efforts throughout our local communities in order to ensure that people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunities and have access to needed programs/services.

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Disability Voting Rights Week continues! Today: Everything you need to know about voting electronically. • Montana offers a system called EBRS that allows voters with disabilities to receive an absentee ballot and mark it electronically. • EBRS doesn’t let you vote online. Instead, it lets you access and fill out a digital ballot that then must be submitted by mail or in person. • To use this system, request an ERBS ballot at sosmt.gov/elections/disabilities • Then submit your application to your county election office by mail, email, or in person. The elections office will then send you A PIN code by email that you can use to access your ballot. • After accessing and filling out your ballot, print it out, along with three documents that you’ll be provided: - a Transmission Cover Sheet with your signature - a Secrecy Envelope Template to ensure ballot privacy - and a Signature Envelope Template for the outer envelope • Send all of the documents to your county elections office by mail or drop them off in person. Your ballot must be received — not postmarked — by 8:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. • Questions? Contact Elections & Voter Services at soselections@mt.gov or call (406) 444-9608. Tomorrow: Your Rights When You Vote in Person!
Does Montana bureaucracy got you down? Sorting through paperwork from Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs can be overwhelming. But we’re here to help you navigate all that bureaucracy, with coffee, snacks, and friendly faces. Bring your paperwork to our Hamilton office on the first and third Thursday of every month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and we’ll go over it together — along with free coffee, tea, and treats. ☕ See you TOMORROW at 274 Old Corvallis Road, Suite B in Hamilton 🫖
Disability Voting Rights Week continues! Today: Everything you need to know about mail-in voting in Montana.
If voting didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying so hard to keep us from doing it. Today marks the start of Disability Rights Voting Week, so join us over the next five days as we learn about this year's election, Montana's voting laws, your rights as a voter with disabilities, and what to do if your rights are violated. Today: Election Day 2026--The Basics • Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 This statewide general election includes races for U.S. House and Senate, the Montana Supreme Court, the Montana State Legislature, and county offices. • The regular registration deadline is Monday, October 5. • After that, you can only register In-person at your county election office through 8 PM on Election Day. • If you're in line by 8 PM, you have the right to register and vote, no matter how long the wait. • To check your registration status, follow this link: voterportal.mt.gov •To find your county election office and learn where you can register to vote, go to this link: sosmt.gov/elections/election-administrators-contact-list/ Tomorrow: Everything you need to know about mail-in voting.
We're busy making BASE better than ever, but because of the construction involved, BASE programs will be closed today (Monday, September 14) through Wednesday, September 16. See you Thursday for game day, improv night, and more!
One of life's few genuine gifts is a long and enduring friendship. And for more than 30 years, Missoula's Brondum Foundation has worked alongside us to protect and enhance the independence and civil rights of Montanans with disabilities. So it was with heavy hearts that we learned that Brondum's leadership has decided to wind down the foundation to move on to other things. But not before giving us one more gift: a generous donation to support our mission. All of us at Summit Independent Living want to thank everyone who has served at Brondum over the years. Your gift will have a lasting impact on our community, but we think our friendship will outlast even that.