CI board members

The Community Innovations (CI), a coalition of the business community, social services, city government and officials, tribal leaders, law enforcement, and the faith community, came to exist after The Downtown Billings Alliance and City of Billings co-hosted a Community Innovations Summit in October of 2014 to address the issues of chronic inebriation, an increase in street disorder, and transiency affecting the city, and downtown Billings in particular. The Summit showcased data-driven and solution-oriented national best practices. Community Innovations continues to see measurable, positive impacts and continues to drive change through creation of working task forces, implementation of comprehensive, downtown community policing program, a continuum of care where the cornerstone is cultural awareness and sensitivity in counseling and treatment, while intersecting vulnerable populations with resources and alternatives to cyclical, addictive, or negative behavior.