Artists for Impact recently held a fundraiser that raised over $700.00 for The LOFT! Thank you Dasha and Ris, the founders of Artists for Impact for all of your support.

Artists for Impact's mission is as follows: To Provide a platform and community for artists to share their work through our collective and events Collect donations for reliable, grassroots charities, and organizations through our events Support LGBTQ+ community, women, and people of color And to advocate for and educate about human rights and social justice issues, mental health, and other relative topics through our articles. Check out their website here.

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Stand Up and Be Counted
LGBTQ+ Service Use and Needs in Westchester County: A Report from the Westchester County LGBTQ+ Survey, 2018

The LOFT: LGBT Community Center partnered with the Westchester Community Foundation, WJCS Center Lane, the LGBTQ Legal Project at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, and Yonkers City Council Majority Leader Michael Sabatino to conduct a needs assessment of the Westchester LGBTQ community.

The results of this first-ever survey can be found here.

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Have you ever thought about writing creatively, but don’t know where or how to start? Do you have a novel, short story, poem, or play inside of you that’s begging to be set free? Have you done creative writing in the past, but stepped away for a bit and are looking for a way to get back into the craft? Do you want to try something new surrounded by a great support team?

The LOFT Writers Workshop meets select on Wednesdays from 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Read below for more info!

Marriage Equality Pioneer, Activist and Icon, Edie Windsor leaves $50,000 gift to The LOFT.

Although The LOFT's dear friend, Edie Windsor passed away on September 12, 2017, her legacy lives on.

Read more below.