Summer Update from Heather McDonald, CEO

Summer Update from Heather McDonald, CEO

With TNSS now part of the LOFT family, we are integrating services and creating operational efficiencies in the sector LOFT continues to expand its programming to keep pace with our clients’ growing needs As the need for our services grows across our communities, LOFT...
Leaving a gift in your will

Leaving a gift in your will

Build a better future while building your legacy One of LOFT’s core commitments is to walk alongside our clients for as long as they need us. To make that possible, we must strike a careful balance between funding for immediate needs and planning for the future. Many...
Increasing Mental Health Support in York Region

Increasing Mental Health Support in York Region

LOFT Community Services receives $2.7M to expand supportive housing offering in the region LOFT Community Services is one of the recipients receiving funding through the federal Reaching Home Strategy administered by United Way Greater Toronto in York Region. We have...
Thriving during the pandemic: Janey’s Story

Thriving during the pandemic: Janey’s Story

With LOFT’s Shoreham Hub for the past 11 years, Janey is a 78-year-old woman from Guiana who lives on her own in a Toronto Community Housing building. She has multiple medical conditions and needs assistance with day-to-day activities and managing her health. Janey...
Pandemic Readiness, Response and Resilience Two Years Later

Pandemic Readiness, Response and Resilience Two Years Later

LOFT’s Chelsea Grossman and her team were ready to support clients through the challenges of the Omicron wave Thriving In Spite of the Omicron Wave The end of 2021 saw a new surge in COVID-19 cases. As such, we reintroduced strict safety protocols to ensure our...
Thriving during the pandemic: Janey’s Story

Embracing Change

GROWING TO FILL THE GAPS Since 2018, LOFT has grown 163%. By 2023, we will have doubled in size. This growth trajectory is necessary in order to meet the rapidly increasing needs of our community. In 2021, LOFT served 9,500 clients. To serve even more people in 2022...