Billings Area Family Violence Task Force
About Billings Area Family Violence Task Force
When family violence touches a home, the response should not be a guess. Billings Area Family Violence Task Force brings people, programs, and information together in Billings and surrounding communities, then turns that coordination into training, referrals, and practical resources. For donors, that means supporting the less visible work that helps service providers and the public respond more clearly and more consistently.
This is not a direct-service organization. Its strength is in the coordination: monthly collaboration meetings, public education, resource sharing, and the annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence that helped launch the organization in the first place.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence
An annual conference that provides training for professionals working with victims in the community.
Speakers’ Bureau
Community education through public presentations and involvement in other conferences.
Family Violence Resource Handbook and Pocket Guide
Printed educational resources that provide family violence information and referrals.
Monthly collaboration meetings
Regular meetings that bring community members together for collaboration and education.
Community resource coordination
Coordinates community resources and works with existing programs to support victims and reduce family violence.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To work collaboratively, coordinate community resources, and provide education to service providers and the public to reduce family violence in Billings and the surrounding communities.
Who they serve
Individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly, who have experienced physical, sexual, or psychological injury within their homes or relationships, including spouses, former spouses, children, and anyone bound by blood, law, or an intimate relationship.
How your donation helps
- Support community education on family violence.
- Help fund the annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence.
- Produce and distribute the Family Violence Resource Handbook and Pocket Guide.
- Continue coordination work that connects people to existing victim-support programs.
Our story
Billings Area Family Violence Task Force began in May 1990, after the McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence in Billings. That conference followed the December 1989 deaths of Isabel McGuire and her two daughters, and the people who gathered chose to keep going, building ongoing community action and awareness around family violence.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Billings Area Family Violence Task Force’s services.
People seeking help are directed to the Montana Hotline for Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault at 1-800-655-7867, the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, and the local resources listed in the Task Force’s resource directory.
Events
McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence
annualAnnual training conference for professionals working with victims in the community.
BAFVTF General Meeting
monthlyGeneral meetings are open to the public and held on the first Wednesday of each month.
Recognition & press
Press & mentions
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What does the Task Force do for people affected by family violence?
It helps connect the dots, coordinating community resources, educating service providers and the public, and referring people to hotlines and local victim-support services.
What happens at the annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence?
It offers training for professionals who work with victims in the community.
What educational materials does the Task Force provide?
It provides a Family Violence Resource Handbook and a Pocket Guide, and says a revised Family Violence Handbook and Resource Guide is coming soon.
How can someone stay involved with the Task Force?
Membership is open to individuals and organizations that support the Task Force’s objectives, and the monthly general meetings are open to the public.
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