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What does the Trump budget mean for Aging and Disability Programs?
On March 11, 2025, President Trump released his budget proposal, calling for a 22.6% cut in domestic discretionary spending, a staggering $163 billion reduction. While Congress holds the ultimate authority to pass a final budget, this proposal signals deep potential...

PCA Team Receives Glowing Review
We are proud to share that LIFTT’s PCA Program has received a glowing review from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Our team’s Self-Direct Provider Quality Assurance Report submission was recognized for its thoroughness, clarity, and...

LIFTT joins Give Local Glendive
On May 1, 2025, LIFTT proudly participated in Give Local Glendive – Community Day of Giving, an inspiring event organized by the Glendive Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture and the Greater Glendive Community Foundation to celebrate generosity, civic pride, and...

LIFTT Renews Partnership with MTDH
Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) has renewed its partnership with a long-time collaborator, The Montana Disability & Health Program (MTDH). In 2025, we are proud to work with MTDH on three projects that continue championing the rights, health,...

Motherhood, Disability, and the Quiet Architecture of Resilience
Motherhood has always been a story of improvisation, courage, and unseen labor. But when disability intersects with motherhood — whether in the mother herself, her child, or her community — the story becomes even richer, more intricate, more demanding of the kind of...
SAIL Classes begin May 27
Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow (LIFTT) is excited to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services to participate in the Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL) Program! Beginning...

LIFTT Expands Partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation
Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow (LIFTT) is proud to announce that we are expanding our partnership wth Montana Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services! Together, we are providing support for adults and students with disabilities as they prepare for greater...

LIFTT is seeking a Finance/HR Manager!
Join our dynamic team! LIFTT current has an opening in our Billings Montana office for a Finance & Human Resources Manager As a member of the LIFTT Administrative Team, the FHRM primarily supports the following areas: financial, human resources, digital, and...

Montana’s Disability History Demands your Attention
Equally Different, Unequally Remembered Let’s be honest. Disability is everywhere, yet historically, it’s been almost nowhere. Not in the textbooks, not in the museum wings, not in the official timelines of “how we got here.” Until now. From March to December 2025,...

Outnumbered: an interactive art protest to save Section 504!
What do 5,401 pencils and a civil rights law passed in 1973 have in common? They're both being slowly ground down in Montana. Disability Rights Montana has launched a bold, creative protest in response to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s participation in a...