Outreach Bozeman- A partnered program between Bozeman Police Department, HRDC, City of Bozeman, and the Downtown Bozeman Partnership

The City of Bozeman, HRDC, Downtown Bozeman Partnership and Bozeman Police Department have partnered to launch a pilot program, Outreach Bozeman. The purpose of Outreach Bozeman is to educate, communicate, and work with our business community to provide the resources and knowledge needed to understand and respond to our homelessness needs with compassion and understanding. We want to ensure our approach is sensitive to the unique needs of individuals experiencing homelessness, while also responding to the safety concerns of the greater community.

Outreach Bozeman is aimed at education, outreach and involvement and is currently providing the following resources available to our businesses, property owners and community members. The following resources are now available, and data will be collected and updated regularly.

• Downtown Partnership Business Resources:
      o Homelessness Resource Toolkit: PDF Document

• HRDC Resources:
      o De-Escalation Trainings will be provided to businesses, schedule and information will be sent through email platforms. The first de-escalation training was held on July 30, 2021 and the next will be held this fall. HRDC’s Outreach Specialist(s) will conduct street outreach.
      o Homeless Services: Homeless Services | The HRDC - Bozeman & Livingston, MT

• Bozeman Police Department Services and Resources:
      o Bozeman Police Officer is teaming up with HRDC for weekly Downtown walk-arounds to speak with persons experiencing homelessness and businesses.
      o Contact: Community Resource Officer – Marek Zeigler, mziegler@bozeman.net
      o Police non-emergency line – 406-582-2000

For more information contact the Downtown Bozeman Partnership at 586-4008 or check out our website at https://downtownbozeman.org/news/outreach-bozeman.