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How Hard Times Became the Right Time

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As Montana developers withdrew during the recession, Clearwater ventured into uncharted waters to keep the dream of affordable housing alive in Ravalli County.

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Owning Their Future

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The affordable housing crisis prompts Clearwater to finance Kalispell ROC to provide security to mobile home owners.

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Feeding the Mind and the Body

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University students open a campus food pantry to debunk the myth that being broke and hungry is a normal rite of passage while attending school.

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Building a Sustainable Community

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Clearwater and Missoula College provide a hands-on learning opportunity for students to use sustainable building technology.

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Manufactured homeowners in Montana

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Over the past 30 years, nearly 24,000 manufactured homes have found their way to Montana families in need of affordable housing*. Clearwater Credit Union recently stepped in to help some of our members form cooperatives to buy the land under those manufactured homes.

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Deconstructing the past to build a brighter future

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When Jason Nuckolls was 12, he knew he wanted to work for himself — most likely inspired by his great grandfather, who built a lucrative business selling fresh fish out of his truck.

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