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Our work is ever-changing because our clients’ journeys and challenges evolve. Here are some updates on what’s happening at LOFT and the community in which we work.
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![Creative and Community-Based Recovery: Jacques’ Story](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Jacques-Story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Creative and Community-Based Recovery: Jacques’ Story
After struggling with substance abuse for most of his life, Jacques uses his creative side and the help of a ...
![Get to Know Us: Lucy Caceres](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Lucy-Story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Get to Know Us: Lucy Caceres
In a workshop early in her career, Lucy Caceres was asked to put herself in her clients’ shoes. The exercise ...
![Finding a welcoming place to live: Phillip’s Story](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Phillip-story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Finding a welcoming place to live: Phillip’s Story
Phillip once worked with the Toronto police force and lived in his own condo. Initially thought to be ...
![Get to Know Us: Karina Santos](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Karina-story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Get to Know Us: Karina Santos
Karina didn’t choose LOFT. LOFT chose her. That’s how she describes the beginning of her experience as a ...
![Get to Know Us: Jewels Ali](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Jewels-story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Get to Know Us: Jewels Ali
Jewels’ journey as a Psychogeriatric Case Manager with LOFT started when he was still a student at George Brown ...
![Home (and a Hot Meal) for the Holidays](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lizzy-Adewodu-Story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Home (and a Hot Meal) for the Holidays
Part of LOFT’s mission is to offer our clients unwavering support and hope, no matter what challenges come our ...
![Get to Know Us: Kaitlin Bick](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kaitlin-story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Get to Know Us: Kaitlin Bick
LOFT’s Transitional Age Youth (TAY) program offers a support group for survivors of human trafficking. This ...
![Recovering from PTSD and Building Confidence: Jason’s Story](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jason-story-LOFT-Community-Services-400x284.jpg)
Recovering from PTSD and Building Confidence: Jason’s Story
Precarious conditions and toxic work environments can certainly affect one’s mental health. That’s what happened ...
![Making Personal Sacrifices for Our Clients: LOFT’s Rhonda Sloane](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/get-to-know-us-Rhonda-400x284.jpg)
Making Personal Sacrifices for Our Clients: LOFT’s Rhonda Sloane
COVID-19 has changed everything for Rhonda Sloane and others on LOFT’s Behavioural Support Transition Resource ...
![Support through the pandemic: Dan’s Story](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dan-2-400x284.jpg)
Support through the pandemic: Dan’s Story
With his cat, TK, underfoot, and the time and space to focus on his art and talk with friends on the phone, Dan is ...
![Working through COVID: Leading change in uncertain times.](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Alex-Branston-Story-LOFT-Community-Services-4-400x284.jpg)
Working through COVID: Leading change in uncertain times.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way we serve the community. Despite the challenges we’re ...
![LOFT is Like Family: Pauline’s Story](https://www.loftcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pauline-4-400x284.jpg)
LOFT is Like Family: Pauline’s Story
We listen to many similar stories at LOFT, of people who had fractured relationships with family due to ...