Transformational Stories
We celebrate the courage, determination, and resilience of our clients in their recovery journey. These stories capture their powerful, life-changing journeys as told through the eyes of our staff and clients.
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Finding her voice through gardening: Patricia’s Story
Struggling with mental and physical health challenges for years, Patricia found a welcoming community at LOFT’s ...
Get to Know Us: Linda Sung
Providing recreational activities to the most vulnerable in our community as they achieve recovery and ...
Get to Know Us: Berhane Alemu
Berhane Alemu has a long-standing passion for community social work. When he was in school, he pushed for a ...
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
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
Phillip once worked with the Toronto police force and lived in his own condo. Initially thought to be ...
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
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
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
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
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
COVID-19 has changed everything for Rhonda Sloane and others on LOFT’s Behavioural Support Transition Resource ...