Program areas at Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones helped 126 youth with many goals such as finding jobs, going back to school, attending college, finding apartments, getting driver's licenses, and more with 4000+ visits in 2023. We also provided basic needs for these youth such as showers, laundry, warm meals, a place to store their belongings, a place to learn independent living skills, wi-fi access and other basic daily needs.
Step-Up is a 60 bed independent living transitional housing program that opened in May of 2023. Young adults learn skills such as money management, home and self care, safety and soft skills. They do daily chores in both their bedrooms, as well as common areas. 43 youth lived at the Step-Up program in 2023 with some taking job training courses, including pre-school teacher, auto repair, LNA, nursing, home care, audio programming, and computer technologies. Others worked full-time. These young adults got driver's licenses, purchased vehicles, and obtained jobs in their fields of interest.