The Communities in Action (CIA) Project, administered by the Richland County Health Department in is implementing a sustainable community building process that combines all aspects of health and economic development to improve quality of life in eastern Montana. This unique, multi-faceted approach is a response to the modern day needs of frontier life and is established through identifying, developing, implementing, sustaining, and evaluating healthy approaches to community development.

Many of CIA's community building projects in eastern Montana are supported by AmeriCorps*VISTAs, volunteers who dedicate a year of indirect service to helping a community in eastern Montana develop its capacity to overcome challenges. To learn more about VISTA positions in Eastern Montana (including how to get a VISTA for your organization), please visit CIA's website.