I have worked for Western Montana Mental Health for the last eleven years as Mountain House Day Treatment Facilitator and Adult Case Manager. I enjoy working with people on their recovery and mental health issues in groups and in the community. It has been a pleasure to work with MSU Bozeman for the last eight years and have nursing interns attend the program to complete their internship. They can get to know people in a more stable, relaxed environment other whien they are in crisis at the State Hospital in Warm Springs or a local hospital. Mountain House members have been involved in the Livingston Community Garden with the Food Bank for the last four years to learn gardening skills, learn how to grow their own food, and feel a sense of belonging and giving back to the community that they live in. As a teacher who believes in a strong sense of community spirit, I feel the day treatment group has been a good fit for personal growth and compassion for myself and my clients. We all learn and grow together. One of the most rewarding times in my work as facilitator was empowering people with SDMI symptoms to write letters and to go up to Helena before the House Appropriations Committee and voice their concerns about their mental health services before an audience. They showed strength and courage that was an inspiration to me.