Kaala’s Village
Family Healing Center
88%
of Lodge Grass’ children are born to single mothers (22% of whom are teenagers).
60%
of residents over the age of 14 are experiencing drug or alcohol addiction.
70%
of county victim assistance cases are children experiencing sexual assault.
Our Mission
Mountain Shadow Association (MSA) is a Native-led nonprofit revitalizing Lodge Grass, MT. At the center of our mission is a desire to heal Apsáalooke families impacted by substance abuse, rebuild and strengthen parent-child bonds, and break the chains of intergenerational trauma by restoring families to vital engagement with their culture and community.
Our Inspired Solution
Healing Programs & Facilities Rooted in Place, Culture, and Community
MSA seeks to repair and restore relationships between children and their parents, citizens and their community, families and their culture, and individuals and their environment through community-based restorative programs focused on repairing and restoring relationships.
While there is clear community demand and goodwill for MSA’s services, we currently lack adequate facilities to fully serve families struggling with the impacts of substance abuse. To fully realize its vision, MSA seeks to establish the Crow Reservation’s first dedicated Family Healing Center. Called Kaala’s Village (“Grandmother’s Village”), the Family Healing Center will provide a nurturing, healing, and safe community ecosystem for substance abuse recovery and family restoration. By combining contemporary therapeutic approaches with traditional ways and the wisdom of our elders, Kaala’s Village will provide a model of family healing that is organically rooted in the Apsáalooke way of life.
Our Fundraising Plan
We are launching an ambitious, two-phased comprehensive campaign, with the goal of raising an initial $3 million during Phase 1 and an eventual $5.5 million over the next three years.
First Phase
$3.3 Million in 2024 - 2025
Phase I, taking us into 2025, seeks to expand essential programs and create new service lines to benefit children and families, bolster our organization’s leadership and finance capacity, and initiate formal design and planning for our required physical spaces.
Second Phase
Completing Kaala’s Village (2025 - 2026)
Learning from our program successes and experience we gain over the next 12 months will better position us to build a more comprehensive Family Healing Center in Lodge Grass with residential spaces for parents and children and spaces for on-site treatment – a model that allows families to stay together during the entire recovery process. Further, when resources are available “at home,” parents are more likely to take advantage of those resources, and long-term follow-up and accountability becomes easier to maintain.
We are doing the vital important work to help our community recover. Now, we need your help!