Florence Crittenton

About Florence Crittenton

Florence Crittenton is a nonprofit family services organization in Helena, Montana, operating certified recovery housing alongside residential and community programs for women and children in Lewis and Clark County.

A Century of Family Services in Helena

Florence Crittenton has served young families in Helena since 1900, and the 501(c)(3) organization now runs residential services, a family healing center, and early childhood care from its campus on Cooney Drive. Its residential work includes housing for women recovering from substance use alongside their children, run every day of the year instead of on standard office hours.

Montana's Mandatory Recovery Residence Registry

Montana has required every recovery residence in the state to register with the Department of Public Health and Human Services since a 2023 state law took effect. Florence Crittenton's residential recovery program appears on the state's Montana Recovery Residence Registry, a mandatory listing distinct from the voluntary certification that Montana's NARR affiliate and the National Sober Living Association each separately offer.

A Broader Mission Than Housing Alone

Florence Crittenton's residential recovery program sits inside a larger organization built around keeping families together: a youth maternity home for pregnant and parenting teens, a family healing center offering wraparound therapeutic support, and a child enrichment center serving children from birth to age five. A woman in the organization's recovery housing has access to that full range of family services without a referral to another agency.

Serving Helena and Lewis and Clark County

Helena's role as both the state capital and the Lewis and Clark County seat gives Florence Crittenton's residents access to state agencies, family court and a full outpatient treatment network within the same city. For families the organization serves from across Montana, that concentration of resources is often the reason Helena.