Welcome to the LOFT Community!

At LOFT Community Services we meet many individuals whose spirit and dignity have dissappeared under the weight of abandonment, abuse, homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. Yet, in spite of their circumstances, we often see people’s resilience return and their spirits re-emerge.

How does that happen? It happens because they become part of a community where they are accepted without judgement, where they are offered important supports but their choices remain their own, and where a home provides not only
safety and security but also a sense of belonging. It happens because when people
are respected, and have safe housing, community and opportunities, self-respect
and recovery can follow.

LOFT has many years of experience offering effective and cost-efficient programs. It doesn’t take anything special to do this. It just takes a leap of faith -- a belief that every person has the capacity to learn and grow. Similarly, with a leap of faith, we have launched many new programs responding to the emerging needs of the day. And so our name is LOFT; it stands for Leap of Faith – Together. 

At LOFT we are challenged and inspired by our values. We are compelled to adapt and meet the needs of those struggling to recover their lives. This philosophy has led us to be the first -- and sometimes the only -- organization to serve certain groups within our community.

If our work was simple, straight-forward, and well-funded, someone else would likely
be doing it. At LOFT it is our values that challenge and inspire us. Sometimes we don’t even know where the funds will come from to sustain a particular program -- that’s a part of our leap of faith -- but we are compelled to adapt and meet the needs of those struggling to recover their lives.

I welcome you with great pride for the work being done by LOFT Community Services staff, volunteers, donors and clients.  I invite you to join us in our Leap of Faith, Together. 

Sincerely,

Terry McCullum
CEO