dicated itself to providing services and resources that will assist veterans. In order to further ensure their quality of life, the center recently added an expanded transportation program and opened satellite offices at Fort Belknap and in Browning.

In 2020, the Rocky Boy Veterans Center (RBVC) became a subgrantee of the American Legion Post 67's Highly Rural Transportation Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. With this grant, the RBVC expanded its transportation services to include the two additional offices. With these satellite offices, the RBVC can now better serve the counties of Chouteau, Liberty, and Hill. The Browning office will serve Glacier, Toole, Pondera, and Teton Counties; and the Fort Belknap office will serve Blaine and Phillips Counties.

These offices operate during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Anyone seeking additional information is encouraged to contact the RBVC by calling 1-877-385-5250. The center also has a web presence on Facebook and at http://www.rockyboyveterans.org. At the Fort Belknap office, the phone number is 406-215-9634, where veterans will likely reach the Dispatcher/Administrative Clerk, Connie Zanto.

According to a spokesperson from the Fort Belknap Office, the grant aims to provide transportation for veterans to their medical appointments and to meet other quality of life needs. Striving to advance and develop Montana's veteran communities, the three centers serve veterans living on the reservations and those living in the nine counties adjacent to their service areas.

The RBVC is an organization independent of the Chippewa-Cree Tribal Government. Recognized as a 501c3 organization in February of 2016, its goal is to ensure Montana veterans and service members receive the care and benefits they have earned through their service to this country. At the time of its establishment, the RBVC only provided services to Rocky Boy veterans. Between 2015 and 2019, the center slowly grew its capabilities and expanded its services.

Today, the RBVC continues to research and create programs in response to community needs. This travel program joins others in the suite of Veterans Support Services (VSS), which give service members access to all VA benefits they have earned as they transition to civilian life. The VSS not only aids unemployed veterans to become self-sufficient by transitioning them into the workforce to establish a quality lifestyle, they also provide counseling services in coordination with the Great Falls Veterans Center.