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Preliminary Injunction Granted
Preliminary Injunction Granted
Federal Judge Dana Christensen issued a preliminary injunction allowing the shelter to operate its essential overnight services while the lawsuit challenging the city of Kalispell’s permit revocation continues in court. The court found that Kalispell’s process was “subjective, nebulous, and thus a meaningless basis for rescinding the” permit. This decision, which means the shelter can continue to provide lifesaving warmth and safety to the homeless throughout the winter, will remain in effect until a final decision in the lawsuit.
With Winter Coming,
We Will Fight To Stay Open
On September 16, 2024, the Kalispell City Council voted 6-3 to revoke the Warming Center’s permit, even though it has never been cited for breaking any laws. Now, the people that the Warming Center serves may have nowhere to go during the coming cold winter nights. To fight for its right to remain open and serve the community, the shelter has partnered with the Institute for Justice to file a federal lawsuit to vindicate its right to help those most in need. This case is part of IJ’s broader efforts to support private solutions to public problems, like homelessness, ensuring that charitable organizations are not unjustly shut down when they provide vital services to vulnerable populations.
To Share with You
On April 1, 2024, the City Council asked for a working session to discuss the Conditional Use Permit that allows the Flathead Warming Center to exist in our current location at 889 North Meridian. In that initial request, six points of contention were listed. The Executive Director has written a response to those six matters. Copies of that response were handed out at the working session that took place on May 13, 2024. For anyone that would like to read it, a link to that response has been provided below.
990 Form
The link below is to our most recently completed 990 form, the tax document we file each year. We will update this with the most current version each year as it is completed.