The Poverello Center is asking for the public's vote in the race to win a $10,000 grant for the organization's new facility on Broadway.
A company called Tom's of Maine is investing $150,000 in nonprofit causes across the country through their "50 States of Good" program, and the Poverello Center was chosen to represent Montana.
The fifteen finalists win $10,000, and officials at the Pov said that cash would help pay for their new emergency shelter and soup kitchen.
Eran Fowler-Pehan, Executive Director of the Poverello Center, said, "A lot of our supporters and donors can't write a check and this is one way that they can give, we have about five more days to vote, and people can vote once a day on 50statesforgood.com."
The Pov is working to raise a remaining $300,000 to reach their fundraising goal of $1.6 million for the new shelter.
To find out how to vote for the Pov in the "Tom's of Maine" competition, click here.
Thursday, April 24 2014 10:25 PM EDT2014-04-25 02:25:48 GMT
President Barack Obama is rejecting suggestions that an Asia-Pacific trade deal is in danger.
When President Barack Obama arrives in South Korea on Friday, he will be thrust anew into the role of consoler in chief in a time of crisis, a responsibility he has become all too accustomed to in the United States.
Thursday, April 24 2014 10:14 PM EDT2014-04-25 02:14:20 GMT
An Oregon county commission has ordered an incinerator to stop accepting boxed medical waste to generate electricity after learning the waste it's been burning may include tissue from aborted fetuses from...
County commissioners gave final approval Thursday to an order to stop an incinerator in Oregon from receiving medical waste until procedures are in place to ensure no fetal tissue is burned to generate power.
Thursday, April 24 2014 9:44 PM EDT2014-04-25 01:44:20 GMT
A federal jury on Thursday convicted a former Hawaii soldier of murder in the beating death of his 5-year-old daughter.
A federal jury on Thursday convicted a former Hawaii soldier of murder in the beating death of his 5-year-old daughter, a capital offense in a state that doesn't have the death penalty.
Thursday, April 24 2014 9:14 PM EDT2014-04-25 01:14:18 GMT
Authorities say at least 13 people are hurt in a school bus crash in Southern California.
Eleven middle school students and their driver were injured when a school bus jumped a curb Thursday and rammed into trees in Southern California, authorities said.
Thursday, April 24 2014 8:45 PM EDT2014-04-25 00:45:00 GMT
Postal workers in cities big and small protested in front of Staples stores on Thursday, objecting to the U.S. Postal Service's pilot program to open counters in stores, staffed with retail employees.
Postal workers in cities big and small protested in front of Staples stores on Thursday, objecting to the U.S. Postal Service's pilot program to open counters in stores, staffed with retail employees.
After the Seattle Seahawks announced a statement for their Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson that he was filing for divorce from his wife, only one question popped into my head. What is going to happen to Danger-Russ on the field?
After the Seattle Seahawks announced a statement for their Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson that he was filing for divorce from his wife, only one question popped into my head. What is going to happen to Danger-Russ on the field?
Thursday, April 24 2014 4:00 PM EDT2014-04-24 20:00:55 GMT
Missoula County Sheriff's officials say a juvenile inmate at the detention center struck a guard in the head with a coffee mug in an apparent escape attempt.
Missoula County Sheriff's officials say a juvenile inmate at the detention center struck a guard in the head with a coffee mug in an apparent escape attempt.
Saturday, April 5 2014 10:57 PM EDT2014-04-06 02:57:52 GMT
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho- The rental company says the home was rented by a man in his mid-twenties who told them he was using the home to propose to his girlfriend. The company had him sign documents stating he would not host an alcohol-fueled party. They say he was interviewed in person multiple times and was very well spoken. The company was shocked to find out he hosted a party and that more than 200 people were there when police arrived.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho- The rental company says the home was rented by a man in his mid-twenties who told them he was using the home to propose to his girlfriend. The company had him sign documents stating he would not host an alcohol-fueled party. They say he was interviewed in person multiple times and was very well spoken. The company was shocked to find out he hosted a party and that more than 200 people were there when police arrived.
