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  • LIFTT Receives Grant From Otto Bremer Trust To Support Ongoing Operations

    Jed Barton|Dec 20, 2023

    Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to announce a grant received from the Otto Bremer Trust in the amount of $60,000. to support LIFTT’s ongoing operations. The award is LIFTT’s second in recent years from the St. Paul, MN-based foundation. Since its founding in 1944, the Otto Bremer Trust has been committed to “investing in people, places, and opportunities in our region of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.” “LIFTT is very grateful to the Otto Bremer Trust for showing confidence in our stewardsh...

  • LIFTT Partners with Pharm406 To Increase Vaccine Access For Seniors & People With Disabilities

    Jed Barton|Jun 14, 2023

    Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) and Billings-based pharmacy Pharm406 are pleased to announce they have entered into a partnership to provide vaccine services to people with disabilities and the aging population across LIFTT’s 18-county service area in southcentral and southeastern Montana. The partnership is made possible through a grant LIFTT received from USAging and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to participate in a nationwide effort known as the Aging and Disability Vaccine Collaborative (ADVC). Under the p...

  • LIFTT Receives Grant From Usaging/ACL To Participate In Aging & Disability Vaccination Collaborative

    Jed Barton|Mar 8, 2023

    Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to announce a grant received from the USAging/ Administration for Community Living (ACL), to help facilitate LIFTT’s participation in a new multi-organization collaborative to provide greater person-centered access to vaccines such as COVID-19 and flu to the aging and disabled community. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the fact that people with disabilities face a myriad of barriers in accessing the health care resources they desire to utilize including vaccines. We hope thr...

  • Living Independently For Today & Tomorrow Opens Office In Glendive To Better Serve Eastern Montana

    Jed Barton|Oct 28, 2020

    Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT) is pleased to announce that it has opened a new office in Glendive, in order to accommodate the growing need for independent living services in the eastern portion of the agency's 18 county service area. The Glendive office will be located at 100 ½ South Merrill Street Unit #12 and can be reached via phone at 406-606-1766 or via email at [email protected] "The decision to reestablish an office presence in Glendive is a logical step in our gro...