Dear Team Members, Consumers, Community Supporters, Strategic Partners, and Board Members,
As we welcome the dawn of 2025, I am filled with gratitude and hope for the journey ahead. At Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT), the start of a new year is not just a calendar milestone — it’s an opportunity to recommit to our mission, reaffirm our values, and redouble our efforts to empower individuals with disabilities to live fully and independently.
Over the past year, we have witnessed the power of community, collaboration, and innovation in transforming lives. Your unwavering support — whether as a consumer, employee, partner, or community member — has been the foundation of everything we have achieved. It is because of you that LIFTT continues to grow as a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change across southeastern Montana.
To our Board of Directors, thank you for your strategic guidance, steadfast leadership, and unwavering belief in LIFTT’s mission. Your insights and dedication have steered us through challenges and propelled us toward innovative solutions. As we chart the course for 2025, your vision and commitment will continue to shape our success, ensuring that we remain a transformative force in the lives of those we serve.
Looking ahead, we are inspired by the endless possibilities of what we can achieve together. Every day of 2025, LIFTT will remain steadfast in providing high-quality, person-centered independent living services. From advocacy and skills training to peer support and innovative programs, we are here to meet your needs, remove barriers, and create pathways to independence and inclusion.
This year, we are excited to further our work with our strategic partners, deepening collaborations that amplify our impact and extend our reach. Together, we will continue to challenge systems, cultivate accessibility, and champion equity for all. Our gratitude for these partnerships knows no bounds, as they exemplify the strength and unity needed to drive systemic change.
To our incredible team at LIFTT, I am endlessly proud of your dedication, compassion, and ingenuity. You are the heart and soul of our organization, and I look forward to seeing the incredible ways you will continue to lead, innovate, and inspire in the coming year.
To our consumers, know that you are not alone. Every service we provide, every decision we make, is grounded in our unwavering belief in your right to live independently and with dignity. Your resilience fuels our purpose, and we are honored to walk beside you on this journey.
To our community members and supporters, thank you for believing in our mission. Your contributions, whether through time, resources, or advocacy, make it possible for us to turn aspirations into action and dreams into reality.
As we embark on this new year, let us embrace the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with courage, creativity, and compassion. Together, we can create a future where independence is not just a possibility but a promise for everyone we serve.
Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful, prosperous, and empowering 2025. LIFTT is here for you every day, striving to make a difference.
With gratitude and optimism,
Carlos A. Ramalho, Executive Director LIFTT – Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow
About Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT): LIFTT is a Montana 501(c)3 corporation organized as a Center for Independent Living (CIL). With team members based in Billings and Glendive, LIFTT provides people with disabilities with programs and services that help empower them to break down the physical, bureaucratic, and cultural barriers that prevent them from being fully independent participants in their lives and communities throughout 18 counties in southeastern and south-central Montana: Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Golden Valley, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Stillwater, Treasure, Wibaux, and Yellowstone. For more information, please visit LIFTT.org or download our mobile app for your Apple or Android Device.