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Florence Crittentons history is one of caring for pregnant and parenting young women and their babies. 

In 1882 Charles Crittenton, a wealthy New Yorker, lost his 4 year old daughter Florence to scarlet fever.  This tragedy moved him toward philanthropic work and he started the Florence Night Mission in New York, a safe haven for “lost and fallen” women. 

From there the Florence Crittenton Mission was formed and Charles Crittenton traveled across the country in a railroad car donating $500 to each town willing to start a Home for young women and children in need.  More than seventy Homes in total were opened.

In 1896 Crittenton bought his mission to Montana and opened the home in Helena. In 1900 the home was incorporated.

Today the Helena home continues to flourish and now houses 16 woman and their babies.  We have full administrative support housed on site and a fully licensed child development center and daycare.

Over the last 100 years, Florence Crittenton has continued to change in order to meet the needs of pregnant and parenting women in Montana.  As social mores have changed, so have the programs at Florence Crittenton.   The Homes mission continues to be to provide the best services to help young women build the most productive lives for themselves and their babies.  However, the girls we serve today face very different challenges.  Our therapeutic services provide the basis for healing and growth so young mothers can make healthy decisions for themselves and their children.