EBS STAFF
On Thursday, Dec.14, the new HRDC Market Place opened in Bozeman on 2015 Wheat Drive. The Market Place is designed to address hunger in the Bozeman and Gallatin Valley communities, and is one of HRDC’s food and nutrition initiatives.
The building will have emergency food storage, commercial kitchen, no-cost grocery area and a pay-what-you-can restaurant. There will also be community spaces for education and enrichment programs.
“Customers will learn about and have access to the full scope of services available to help mitigate tight budgets and avoid or eliminate crises,” the HRDC stated on their website. Market Place is the beginning of a years-long project to provide a campus that addresses both emergency housing and food insecurity needs as well as long term initiatives like educational programming and providing resources to assist community members to stability. A second development, Homeward Point – year-round emergency shelter and resource hub – is set to open in 2025.
