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Stepping Stones is the place where you can SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT. From a survivor who spoke out: “For years I spent so much time making my house look perfect, I volunteered for Soroptomists and I was even President for two years. I made sure my kids and I wore the right...

Here at Stepping Stones we know that every one of the women who have changed their lives, did so against all odds and these brave women need the encouragement and support to continue with the daunting work ahead. We started asking the women who have been through our...

Stepping Stones is the most amazing place.  Women and children come here because there is nowhere else for them to go.  No mom, sister, friend… anywhere.  No one grows up saying, "I hope I can live in a shelter when I grow up.”  But we are here for you 24/7/365 -...

“I don’t have near as much money as I had when I was with my husband. My kids and I are struggling financially. But waking up and going to bed each day in my own house without a drunk, verbally and physically abusive person in our lives anymore is worth the work of...

[This is a letter written by a former resident of our shelter for future women to inspire hope] Dearest Newcomer, Welcome to Stepping Stones. The moment you opened the front door here, you opened the door to your new life. You may feel nervous or unsure, but you are...

Have you ever heard this or maybe you have even said this about women in an abusive situation, “Why doesn't she just leave?” What most people don’t realize is that’s like asking, “why don’t you jump off that 100-foot cliff?” What those of us who work on the front...