Welcome

It is with great excitement and heartfelt gratitude that we welcome you to the Board of Directors for Learning Independence For Tomorrow Inc. (LiFT)!

Since opening our doors on January 09, 2013, LiFT has grown more than 700%! Not only do we provide challenging academics for our students, but we are intentional in our approach to enhance their social, interpersonal, and leadership skills every day. At LiFT, we do not use labels, diagnoses, or limitations as our starting point. Instead, we use abilities, encouragement, empathy, and commitment to our learners to empower them to go further and achieve more than they ever thought possible.

LiFT has remained steadfast in our efforts to maintain a safe, inclusive, and diverse learning community focused on inspiring and empowering people with neurodiversity to learn, thrive, and succeed. Not only has LiFT maintained strong enrollment, but we have continued to grow in our size and scope of services, all while never losing sight of what matters most—our LiFT Learning Community. With small class sizes, individualized attention, and a culture of “YES,” LiFT aspires to be the premier academic and life skills program for those with learning differences.

LiFT Highlights

Since 2021, LiFT has….

• Increased our community partnerships by more than 30%

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• Enhanced microbusiness sales by more than 400%

• • Established our Sandi Lynn Geller Memorial Family Resource Center & grew our community resources by 25%

• Hired additional support personnel to enhance the educational learning experience and LiFT Support Plan process.

• Enhanced lesson planning, instructional practices, and professional development of our teachers.

• Driven changes in the space of neurodiversity to advocate for our learners

• Invested in the future of LiFT with the purchase of the former Clearwater YMCA building to provide more than 60,000 square feet of state-of-the art learning, sensory, and meeting space

LiFT is not only achieving our strategic vision, but we are positioning ourselves to serve more children and adults with neurodiversity. On our new campus, we will be able to offer more robust after-school opportunities, including enrichment programs, sports programs, and community functions.

The power of a collective community enables us to help people in a way we simply could not achieve on our own.

We are incredibly thankful to our teachers, team members, and leadership team who give passionately every day to positively impact our students and adult learners while ensuring their safety; to our community partners who provide unparalleled opportunities for life skills and employment training; to our Board of Directors who selflessly give their time and talents to ensure LiFT’s sustainability and growth for generations to come; to our donors, for your extraordinary treasures and time that helps us to change lives. Above all else, we are thankful to our families who have entrusted their children to LiFT.

Thank you for partnering with LiFT on this journey to create a world where independence is possible for those with neurodiversity.

Together we are changing lives, and in doing so, we can change the world!

Our Mission

To inspire and empower people with neurodiversity to learn, thrive, and succeed.

Our Vision

Our Vision for LiFT is a world where independence is possible for the neurodiverse.

Our Values

We have a passion that each student come to value and view their diversity as a gift to be celebrated. Equally important is for each student to respect the differences found in each other.