Living Independently For
Today and Tomorrow (LIFTT)
http://www.facebook.com/LIFTTMT
Providing Independent Living Services to
persons of all ages and disabilities across 18 Eastern Montana Counties
Consumer
Services
LIFTT offers consumer services in five key
areas, each designed to foster individual empowerment.
1. Information and Referral
LIFTT provides information and referral for
persons with disabilities seeking to meet such needs as affordable &
accessible housing, energy assistance, service animals, assistive
devices/equipment, employment, and transportation. LIFTT also assists its
consumers in navigating the process of applying for such government
benefits as Food Stamps, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. When and if
appropriate LIFTT also provides consumers with referrals to appropriate legal
representation.
2. Self-Advocacy
LIFTT is
committed to helping consumers take responsibility and become active
participants in their own lives by developing the skills necessary to advocate
for themselves and their needs with regards to housing, education, health care,
benefits, income, employment, accommodation, disclosure and social
acceptance.
3. Peer Support
LIFTT’s is committed to creating a mutually
supporting network among persons with disabilities within our service area.
Peers are individuals living successfully with disabilities who e have
indicated a willingness to share there experience in order to educate others.
Peer Support can include one-one as well as small and even large group
interactions
4. Skills Training
LIFTT provides services to persons with disabilities to
help them gain the skills they need to thrive on their own. Skills are
taught either on an individual basis or in a group setting. Skills taught can
range from learning to apply for social security, to budgeting, to discovering
how to acquire a piece of equipment through Medicaid, and to learning to
discuss your disability with employers.
5. Self Directed Personal Assistance
In keeping
with our mission of helping consumers live as independent a life as possible,
LIFTT provides Self Directed Personal Assistance. A Medicaid driven program,
Self Directed Personal Assistance allows people with disabilities who qualify
under Medicaid guidelines, or their representative, to hire, train, and
supervise the personal assistants working in their homes, allowing them to stay
in their own homes and communities.
Community
Services
Beyond
providing resources for individual empowerment, LIFTT also works to promote
acceptance and inclusion of persons with disabilities through social action and
systems change.
1.
Social Action
LIFTT works
with schools, businesses, and community organizations to increase awareness of
the issues facing persons with disabilities and to help them better serve the
disability community.
2. Systems Change
LIFTT works
in a non-partisan manner with government at all levels to educate officials on
the realities of life for persons with disabilities. LIFTT helps to design and
advocate for legislation and policies that produce a framework within which
persons with disabilities can achieve self-determination. LIFTT also works to
assure that once such legislation and policies are in place, they are properly
enforced and administered.
For more
information visit our website: http://www.liftt.org
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/LIFTT
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LIFTTMT