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Creative Aging Painting Class @ LIFTT

Creative Aging Painting Class @ LIFTT

A Painting Class That Expands Brain Health, Fights Ageism, and Empowers Every Artist

As Americans continue to live longer and healthier lives, research shows that the aging brain is far more adaptable than once believed. Dr. Gene Cohen’s groundbreaking Creativity and Aging Study (2006) revealed that older adults who participate in professionally led arts-learning programs experience improved cognitive functioning, better emotional well-being, and even physical health benefits. His work helped fuel the Creative Aging movement — a movement that embraces artistic expression as a powerful tool for lifelong learning, confidence, and community.

LIFTT is proud to bring this approach to our community through a new Creative Aging acrylic painting class, offered as an extension of our Brain Health program. Supported by a grant from the Montana Arts Council, this class is designed for older adults and people with disabilities of ANY age. Here, everyone is welcome. Brain health is not one-size-fits-all — and neither is creativity.

Brain Health Can Look Like Many Things

Traditional brain health topics — like nutrition, sleep, memory, and exercise — are important, but they are only one piece of the puzzle. Our new Creative Aging class shows participants that brain health can look completely different from what they expect. It can look like:

  • creativity, curiosity, and imagination
  • meaningful community and friendships
  • expressing yourself through color and story
  • returning to an old hobby you once loved
  • learning a new skill at your own pace
  • finding joy, purpose, and confidence
  • discovering that you can do something you were once told you couldn’t

Many students come in thinking they’re “not artists” or that it’s “too late to learn.” But that’s not true. If someone told you that you can’t — they were wrong. If you want to, you can. This class exists to prove that.

Inclusive for the Aging AND Disabled Community

LIFTT is committed to accessibility and inclusion. This isn’t a class only for older adults — it is equally designed for people with disabilities of any age, beginners, experienced artists, and anyone who simply wants to explore creativity and brain health in a supportive environment.

Art has no age limit. Creativity has no ability requirement.
Everyone is an artist here.

What the Class Includes: A 10-Week Painting Journey

This Creative Aging program is a structured 10-session acrylic painting course, taught by a trained teaching artist. It blends brain health learning with hands-on art instruction, community connection, and freedom of expression.

Painting Skills Students Will LearnA group of students at a recent Creative Aging Acrylic Painting Class at LIFTT

  • Color mixing and understanding paint
  • Layering, shading, and blending
  • Composition and layout
  • Developing your own style

Self-Paced & Choice-Based

Every learner is different. The class adapts to each student’s pace, comfort level, and goals. You also get to choose what you paint, including:

  • landscapes
  • portraits
  • animals
  • memories
  • abstract pieces
  • or any subject that inspires you

This freedom encourages creativity while still offering professional support every step of the way.

Fighting Ageism Through Art & Learning

Ageism — the assumption that older adults can’t learn, grow, create, or improve — is widespread and harmful. This class challenges those beliefs directly.

Each session includes discussions about:

  • Aging with strength and dignity
  • The power of lifelong learning
  • How creativity supports brain health
  • Valuing people for their potential, not their limitations
  • Seeing each other as artists, not labels

This program helps participants replace stereotypes with confidence, ability, and pride.

How Art Supports Brain Health

Painting benefits the brain in multiple ways:

Cognitive Benefits

  • Increases neuroplasticity
  • Strengthens memory and focus
  • Supports problem-solving and planning
  • Improves fine motor coordination

Emotional & Mental Health Benefits

  • Reduces stress and anxiety
  • Boosts mood and self-esteem
  • Provides emotional expression
  • Creates a sense of purpose and accomplishment

Social Benefits

  • Reduces loneliness and isolation
  • Builds friendships and community connections
  • Encourages shared learning and support
  • Creates a positive identity as an artist

This program is brain training wrapped in joy.

Week 11: Community Art Show / Open House

After the 10-week course, LIFTT will host a Week 11 Art Show and Open House to celebrate the hard work and creativity of every student.

Family, friends, staff, and community members will be invited to view the artwork, meet the artists, and appreciate the beauty of Creative Aging in action. Students get the chance to shine, share their stories, and take pride in what they have created.

A Class That Honors Every Brain, Every Ability, and Every Story

By offering this Creative Aging painting class, LIFTT is expanding what brain health looks like and breaking down barriers around aging and disability. We are creating a space where adults can:

  • learn new skills
  • Reconnect with old passions
  • express themselves freely
  • fight isolation
  • build lasting friendships
  • and discover the artist within

This class is not just about painting — it’s about empowerment, wellness, community, and rediscovering what you’re capable of. If you want to create, you can. If you want to grow, you can. And at LIFTT, you are welcome just as you are. 

For more information about the Creative Aging Painting Class and other brain health initiatives at LIFTT, please contact Eileen Rodriguez at (406) 294-5185, or eileenr@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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

LIFTT Awarded  AgWest Farm Credit Rural Community Grant

LIFTT Awarded AgWest Farm Credit Rural Community Grant

AgWest Farm Credit recently awarded LIFTT $2500 as part of its Rural Community Grant Program.

Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT), a nonprofit Center for Independent Living serving South Central and Southeastern Montana, is pleased to announce it has been awarded $2,500 through AgWest Farm Credit’s Rural Community Grant Program. The funds will support LIFTT’s ongoing efforts to strengthen accessibility, independence, and community inclusion for people with disabilities living in rural Montana communities.

The grant will directly contribute to LIFTT’s community-based initiatives focused on reducing barriers faced by individuals with disabilities, particularly in rural areas where access to services, transportation, and resources is often limited. Through this funding, LIFTT will continue advancing programs that promote independent living, dignity, and equitable participation in community life.

“This generous support from AgWest Farm Credit is an investment in rural independence and inclusion,” said Carlos Ramalho, Executive Director of LIFTT. “For the communities we serve, even modest funding can have a meaningful impact, helping ensure that people with disabilities are not left behind simply because of where they live. We are deeply grateful for AgWest’s commitment to rural vitality and accessibility.

“Rural communities face unique transportation challenges, especially for people with disabilities and older adults,” said Tina A. Carter, Transportation Coordinator at LIFTT. “This funding from AgWest Farm Credit helps us strengthen local solutions that increase access to essential services, reduce isolation, and support independent living across Eastern Montana. We’re grateful for AgWest’s commitment to rural communities and to the people who rely on accessible transportation to remain connected and independent.”

About AgWest: AgWest Farm Credit’s Rural Community Grant Program provides funding to nonprofit organizations for projects that improve rural communities across Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Supported initiatives include building or improving facilities, purchasing essential equipment, and funding capital improvements that enhance community infrastructure, long-term viability, and prosperity.

 

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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

December 2025 LIFTT Connection Now Available!

December 2025 LIFTT Connection Now Available!

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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

Community Living Skills Workshop Begins 1/20

Community Living Skills Workshop Begins 1/20

The logo for the Community Skills Workshop

Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to announce a  “Community Living Skills” (CLS) Workshop. The 10-week workshop begins on Tuesday, January 20, and will run for 10 sessions through Tuesday, March 31, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will be hybrid, available both in person at the Billings LIFTT office (1241 Crawford Drive) and online via Microsoft Teams to participants throughout our 18-county service area.

Designed as part of the Healthy Community Living (HCL) program and rooted in the Independent Living Philosophy, CLS is for people with disabilities to build skills, share ideas, and explore opportunities they can use in their everyday lives.  Each of the ten sessions covers a different topic, designed to help participants learn and practice skills that will allow them to live more independently.  Topics covered in CLS include:

  • Disability Identity
  • Peer Support
  • Self Advocacy
  • Self-Care
  • Housing
  • Technology
  • Budgeting & Finance
  • Healthy Relationships
  • Transportation
  • Time Use & Management
If you are a person with disabilities interested in gaining new skills, meeting other people with similar experiences, and finding peer support, this workshop is for you. Participants often say it feels less like a class and more like a weekly gathering with friends who truly understand and support one another. CLS is provided free of charge to participants. To register or for more information, contact LIFTT’s lead CLS facilitator, Tanya Thomas, at (406) 702-8927 or tanyat@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 or Android 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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

LIFTT Takes to the Road in Style

LIFTT Takes to the Road in Style

LIFTT is on the move: literally and visually!

In an effort to strengthen our presence throughout southeastern and south-central Montana, LIFTT is proud to announce that all agency vehicles are now being wrapped in a vibrant new design that celebrates who we are and the communities we serve. The colorful hot-air-balloon motif, paired with LIFTT’s logo and mission statement, ensures that our message of Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow is visible wherever our work takes us.

This exciting project was brought to life through the creativity and expertise of Emily Conway at SignPRO, whose artistic vision transformed our vehicles into eye-catching ambassadors for independent living. We are deeply grateful for Emily’s partnership, professionalism, and the care she put into designing a wrap that reflects LIFTT’s values, mission, and commitment to those we serve.

We also want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to our colleague Chelsea Prince, whose dedication and determination guided this project from concept to completion. Chelsea coordinated every detail from initial design conversations to final installation, ensuring that the finished product is something our whole organization can take pride in.

With these newly wrapped vehicles hitting the road, LIFTT will be more visible than ever. Whether we are traveling to consumer appointments, community meetings, or outreach events, our vehicles now boldly represent the independence, empowerment, and advocacy at the core of our mission.

Keep an eye out, you may spot a LIFTT balloon floating down the highway soon!

A preview of how LIFTT's vehicles will look when decked out in their new wraps. The new wraps are designed to

A preview of how LIFTT’s vehicles will look when decked out in their new wraps. The new wraps are designed to “transform LIFTT’s vehicles into eye-catching ambassadors for independent living.”                            (Graphic courtesy of SignPro)

 

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 or Android 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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

“Optimize Your Brain Health” starts January 14

“Optimize Your Brain Health” starts January 14

Optimize Your Brain Health Class Starts January 14, 2026, For more information contact Eileen Rodrig…

Join us for this FREE 8-week course called “Optimize Your Brain Health.” In this class, we’ll explore lifestyle changes that support the brain’s ability to heal and thrive and can help prevent cognitive decline. Each week, we’ll focus on a key brain health habit, covering essential topics such as exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress management techniques.

LIFTT Nutritional Health Coach Eileen Rodriguez leads “Optimize Your Brain Health.” Rodriguez has trained as a ReCODE 2.0 health coach under the direction of Dr. Dale Bredesen and is passionate about empowering individuals with the support and guidance needed to safeguard and enhance cognitive health as they age.

The next Optimize Your Brain Health class will begin on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 3 p.m. and run each Wednesday through March 4. Class sessions will be held at LIFTT’s Billings office (1241 Crawford Drive). Participants can also attend virtually via Microsoft Teams.  For more information or to register, contact Eileen Rodriguez at (406) 294-5185 or eileenr@liftt.org.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your well-being and boost your brain health!

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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

Introducing Our 2026 Peer Program

Introducing Our 2026 Peer Program

Something New Is Growing at LIFTT

Every year at LIFTT, we search for ways to deepen connection, expand independence, and strengthen the fabric of our community. We listen to our consumers. We learn from their experiences. And we imagine, together, what independent living could look like if we pushed the walls a little farther outward.

In 2026, that imagination becomes reality

LIFTT is proud to announce the launch of a completely re-envisioned Peer Program: a dynamic, community-centered, barrier-breaking initiative created not only for you, but with you in mind. This is a peer program unlike anything we’ve done before. It is bold. It is innovative. And it is built on the belief that independence grows stronger when people come together.

So what is a Peer Program?

At its heart, a peer program is a space where people with disabilities support one another through shared experience. It is where lived knowledge becomes guidance, where challenges become creative problem-solving, and where independence is strengthened by community rather than attempted alone. In Centers for Independent Living, peer support is one of our core services because it does something nothing else can do: it brings people together not as clients or staff, but as equals: people who understand what it means to navigate life with disability, resilience, humor, struggle, triumph, and hope.

Who is the new peer program for?

It is for everyone in the disability community: long-time consumers, new participants, caregivers, allies, and anyone who wants to learn, grow, and build connections. Whether someone lives with a physical disability, chronic illness, mental health condition, sensory impairment, developmental disability, or simply wants to be part of a supportive collective, this program is for them. It is for the person who wants to meet others. It is for the person who wants to try something new. It is for the person who thinks, “Maybe I don’t belong anywhere.” Here, they will.

What makes this program revolutionary is not only its purpose, but its design. In 2026, LIFTT will invite participants into a wide range of new events, new workshops, new projects, and new collaborative experiences unlike anything we have offered before. Some will take place in our offices, others in outdoor spaces, gardens, community centers, and digital spaces. Some will be practical: focused on skills, confidence, and problem-solving. Others will be imaginative, creative, even a little experimental. Together, we will try things we have never tried before. We will think outside the box, step outside routine, and build something collectively shaped by the people who show up.

A peer program can do remarkable things for a community. It can reduce isolation. It can strengthen mental health. It can build friendships that last for years. It can offer new skills, new ways of thinking, new lenses through which to see possibilities. It can turn fear into confidence, questions into solutions, and strangers into collaborators. And perhaps most importantly, it can remind each of us that independence is not a solitary journey; it is relational. It grows in conversation, in shared stories, in moments of laughter and vulnerability, and in the gentle realization that someone else has walked a similar path and understands.

This new program was created with all of that in mind, but most importantly, it was created with you in mind. The 2026 Peer Program exists because you deserve opportunities to connect, to express yourself, to learn, to lead, to imagine, and to be valued for the experience you bring to the table. Everything about it, from its structure to its rhythm, was designed with input from the community we serve, and we are counting on your participation to help it flourish.

As we move into 2026, we invite you to step into this new chapter with us. Come to an event. Join a project. Share your story. Try something unfamiliar. Or simply show up and see what happens when a room full of people decide to create something new together.

This is not just a peer program. It is a gathering of possibility. It is a space where independence meets imagination, where lived experience becomes a shared resource, and where the community shapes itself through the people who participate in it.

Something new is growing here. And we hope you’ll grow with us.

 

 

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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

LIFTT Board of Directors meets December 18

LIFTT Board of Directors meets December 18

The LIFTT board of directors will hold its ordinary quarterly meeting on Thursday December 18, 2025 at 4 p.m. The meeting will be conducted virtually using the Zoom platform..

 

The LIFTT Board of Directors will hold an ordinary meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.  The public is invited to attend the meeting and offer comments during the public comment period.

Click here to view or download the meeting agenda and Zoom invitation for the December 18, 2025, LIFTT board of directors meeting. (Adobe PDF)

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 or Android 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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

Glendive Office Holiday Open House 12/11

Glendive Office Holiday Open House 12/11

The community is invited to the Glendive LIFTT office at 119 S. Kendrick Avenue on Thursday December 11 for a FREE holiday open house. Music, Food & Pictures with Santa!

Join LIFTT’s Glendive Team on Thursday, December 11, from 4-6 p.m. at our office (119 S. Kendrick Ave.) to celebrate the holiday season and mark another year of service to our region with a holiday open house.

Everyone is welcome at this FREE event, which will include food, music, fun, and a chance to get your picture taken with Santa! For more information about the holiday open house, contact Tina Carter at (406) 939-4569 or tinac@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 or Android 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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.

Glendive LIFTT holding Coat Drive through 12/23

Glendive LIFTT holding Coat Drive through 12/23

The Glendive LIFTT Office is holding a coat drive! Coats will be collected Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the office (119 S. Kendrick Ave) through December 23

The Glendive LIFTT Office is holding a coat drive! Coats will be collected Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the office (119 S. Kendrick Ave) through December 23.

 

As winter arrives in Southeastern Montana, many of those  LIFTT serves need warm coats and outerwear to stay safe from the cold, wet weather. To help meet that need, the Glendive LIFTT office will be holding a coat drive through December 23.  If you have gently used, clean coats, gloves, scarves, hats, or other warm clothing that you no longer need, please consider donating.

You can drop off your donations  Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. until December 23 at the Glendive LIFTT office, 119 S. Kendrick Avenue. For more information, contact the Glendive office at (406) 948-8500

Your generosity can make a real difference in someone’s life! Thank you for helping us bring warmth and comfort to those who need it most.

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 or Android 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.

You can donate to LIFTT by clicking here.