<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-197167cb-7fff-b2ce-de72-3883cf06bbf1"><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello Missoula subscribers!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">You may be familiar with our organization, Montana Conservation Corps. We have an office in Missoula and work all throughout MT, ID, WY, ND, and SD. We inspire young people through hands-on conservation service to be leaders, stewards of the land, and engaged citizens who improve their communities.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Are you looking for a way to make a meaningful impact on your community, public lands, and trails this year?</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">The housing crisis is making it difficult for AmeriCorps members to serve in Montana. In 2021, 30% of MCC AmeriCorps members ended up living out of their cars or camping between service projects, while others had a very difficult time finding rentals. MCC has been working hard to address this in a number of different ways including the following: </span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">We are excited to announce we are launching a host family initiative to recruit community members willing to provide temporary housing solutions for some of our members. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We invite you to consider hosting a member in your home or to help us spread the word. Attached is a flyer with some of the basics and you can view</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.mtcorps.org/support/house-a-member.html">our new resource page</a></span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for interested hosts on our website. Please consider passing this email along to your friends and colleagues if you feel it's appropriate!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">This is only one of a number of solutions we are rolling out. If you'd like to know more about what else we're doing to make our 2022 season the best yet, or if you have any questions or suggestions, please email <a href="mailto:housing@mtcorps.org">housing@mtcorps.org</a>.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your support of MCC and Happy New Year!</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Jessica O'Sell | Executive and Communications Coordinator</b></div><div>Pronouns (she/her/hers)</div><div><br></div><div>Montana Conservation Corps</div><div>301 N Willson, Bozeman, MT 59715 | (406) 587-4475</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:jessica@mtcorps.org" target="_blank">jessica@mtcorps.org</a></div></div></div></div>