by Ainsley Boyd | Dec 16, 2020 | Success Stories
Karina didn’t choose LOFT. LOFT chose her. That’s how she describes the beginning of her experience as a Residential Support Worker with LOFT’s Wilkinson Housing and Support Services. As an immigrant, Karina wanted to work in the immigration and settlement field and...
by Ainsley Boyd | Dec 16, 2020 | Success Stories
Jewels’ journey as a Psychogeriatric Case Manager with LOFT started when he was still a student at George Brown College. While enrolled in the Personal Support Worker (PSW) program, Jewels’ initial career goal was to help young people. During a work placement at...
by Ainsley Boyd | Dec 10, 2020 | Success Stories
Part of LOFT’s mission is to offer our clients unwavering support and hope, no matter what challenges come our way. While we’re proud of that resilience, we have to admit that COVID-19 has tested us in ways that were unimaginable just 10 months ago. Happily, though –...
by Ainsley Boyd | Dec 2, 2020 | Success Stories
LOFT’s Transitional Age Youth (TAY) program offers a support group for survivors of human trafficking. This service is a low barrier, safe space that works on a drop-in basis for people who are at risk of trafficking, who were/are trafficked, or who were/are engaged...
by Ainsley Boyd | Nov 27, 2020 | Adults Programs, Success Stories
Precarious conditions and toxic work environments can certainly affect one’s mental health. That’s what happened to LOFT client Jason. Working for over 10 years at a milk plant, Jason went through several negative experiences that led him to develop post-traumatic...
by Ainsley Boyd | Oct 6, 2020 | Success Stories
COVID-19 has changed everything for Rhonda Sloane and others on LOFT’s Behavioural Support Transition Resource team. As a psychogeriatric case manager working in two North Toronto hospitals, Rhonda supports seniors with behavioural issues and mental illnesses, helping...
