Community Giving Assistance Towards Employment (GATE)

Community GATE is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization formed in 1996 by a community advisory council made up of community leaders to address welfare reform in Dawson County, Montana.

Community GATE has four main ventures: Prairie Development Center, Yellowstone Recycling, Farm-to-Table, and Western Trails Food. For more information, please visit the respective pages and links.

The Glendive community participated in a pilot Horizons Leadership program to reduce poverty. Out of that community effort, the Farm-to-Table project was born. This has grown to be the main focus of Community GATE. The Farm-to-Table sustainable local food system's goal is to expand regionally grown foods into restaurants and grocery stores within a 150 mile radius. An agricultural marketing cooperative, restaurant, microbrewery and commercial kitchen are on the drawing board. A farmer's market was started in front of the Prairie Development Center along with our prolific garden replacing the lawn. Plans include a culinary arts curriculum focused on working with local producers. Western Trails Food, featuring hulless barley and dry beans, is made and packaged in the Prairie Development Center.

Organizational Chart

Board of Directors

Bruce Smith, dawextn@midrivers.com
Peggy Iba, peggy.iba@gmail.com
Lea Ringen, lea@aemt.org
Steve Olson, solson@mt.gov
Lisa Brittingham, lbrittingham@mt.gov
Gene Buxcel, dcedc@midrivers.com