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Blog

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.

Roe builds success through connection

Roe builds success through connection

By offering our Spencer House clients compassion and connection, Roe brings LOFT’s mission to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Transgender Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility

The International Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates transgender people and their achievements. A vibrant ...
Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

What is bipolar? Can it be treated? Bipolar (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) ...
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 ...
Embracing Change

Embracing Change

GROWING TO FILL THE GAPS Since 2018, LOFT has grown 163%. By 2023, we will have doubled in size. This ...
Showing Staff Appreciation

Showing Staff Appreciation

GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND The third week of February marked the first ever Non-profit Week of ...
Spring update from Heather McDonald, CEO

Spring update from Heather McDonald, CEO

BUILDING A BETTER WAY FORWARD TOGETHER Wave after wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken their toll ...
LOFT CEO Heather McDonald earns a Report on Business magazine Changemakers award from The Globe and Mail

LOFT CEO Heather McDonald earns a Report on Business magazine Changemakers award from The Globe and Mail

February 25, 2022 Toronto, Ontario LOFT Community Services (LOFT) is very proud to announce that its ...