The former KXGN Building at 206 Douglas Street in Glendive will house LIFTT’s Independent Living Services, an upLIFTT Thrift store, and RideWell, LIFTT’s ADA Accessible Rural Transportation Program, and be a “new space for independence, opportunity, and community in Eastern Montana.” (Mark McGrath/Facebook)
A new space for independence, opportunity, and community in Eastern Montana.
For many people in rural communities, finding support, guidance, and opportunities for independence can be challenging. This new building will help ensure that individuals and families across Eastern Montana have a welcoming place to turn when they need information, encouragement, and practical support. The building will become a permanent home for several important LIFTT programs that serve our community.
LIFTT’s Independent Living Services
These services help individuals with disabilities and aging adults develop the skills, confidence, and support they need to live independently. Through peer support, independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and help navigating benefits and community resources, LIFTT works alongside individuals to help them build the lives they want.
The RideWell ADA Accessible Rural Transportation Program
RideWell is LIFTT’s new transportation initiative designed to address one of the biggest barriers facing rural communities: access to transportation. The program will provide safe, reliable, ADA-accessible transportation so people can reach medical appointments, pharmacies, jobs, education, and essential services.
The upLIFTT Thrift Store
The upLIFTT Thrift Store will offer affordable clothing, furniture, and household goods to the community. It will also create a space where neighbors can support one another while helping sustain LIFTT’s programs and services in Eastern Montana.
Much More Than a Change of Address
This move represents much more than a change of address. It reflects LIFTT’s commitment to the people who come to us looking for support, guidance, and opportunities to live more independently. For many individuals in Eastern Montana, services like peer support, independent living skills training, advocacy, and information and referral can make a life-changing difference. Having a permanent and welcoming space allows LIFTT to provide these services with greater stability and room to grow.
The former KXGN broadcasting building has long been a familiar landmark in the Glendive community. Soon, it will begin a new chapter as a place where independence is strengthened, barriers are reduced, and opportunities are expanded for people across Eastern Montana.
We look forward to welcoming the community into this new space and sharing the next chapter of LIFTT’s work in Glendive.
For more information about LIFTT’s move to 206 S. Douglas Street, contact:
Jennifer Hawkinson
LIFTT Glendive Regional Manager
(406) 948-8500, jenh@liftt.org
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 aging and disabled members of the community 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 device.
Our Vision: Empowering aging and disabled individuals to LIFTT themselves above the barriers of life.
Our Mission: Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow – LIFTT’s mission is to empower aging and disabled individuals to live independently through education, support, and opportunities.