Furniture and Things delivers pillows of happiness! We give a heartfelt THANK YOU to Furniture and Things in Elk River for their recent donation of 40 quality pillows for residents. A pillow is an everyday item at the shelter, and having a nice, comfortable pillow is seen as a luxury. Lead Shelter Advocate Zoey [...]
Chain of Lakes Church Hosts a Walk for Homeless Youth and Young Adults What a great turnout and weather on May 7th for Chain of Lakes Church in Lino Lakes second annual walk to support two great organizations: Stepping Stone and HOPE 4 Youth. Attendees had a fun time raising awareness and money [...]
Stepping Stone residents (and staff!) thank Connexus Energy and Connexus Energy Foundation for the outdoor makeover! We are beyond words! In mid-May, Connexus Energy brought their heavy equipment and nearly 30 volunteers to beautify the Stepping Stone campus. This one-day project would have taken us all summer to accomplish (or longer). Our residents [...]
Stepping Stone’s residents are supported through generous donations from our business community. Please check out and support these businesses who have helped us by donating items to our silent auction fundraisers. Keep checking back to see who else is supporting our residents as they strive toward self-reliance! [...]
Thank you to our community of donors who used their time, talents, and money, to make sure our residents had a very, merry Christmas! Each year Stepping Stone reaches out to the community and asks for help in making the holidays a joyful one for our residents. With our second floor remodel in [...]
Thank you Unique Dining, Coon Rapids CDJR, Wold Architects, and Morcon Construction for helping feed Stepping Stone’s residents. Stepping Stone has had an exciting fall! We acquired the second floor of our building and have been under renovations for a few months. We were informed by our contractor [...]
Jeff Conner (left), Stepping Stone's Development Officer, accepts check from Constance Free Church. Thank you, Constance Free Church! Constance Free Church in Andover held their annual Sportsman's Banquet and awarded Stepping Stone with a check for $6,793.39!! Various prizes are awarded throughout the evening, and we were honored by their generosity. The [...]
An image of the Franklin/Hiawatha Encampment in Minneapolis in 2018. MinnPost file photo by Jim Walsh “Programs to combat homelessness work, it’s the lack of funding that doesn’t.” MinnPost article, written by Stepping Stone Executive Director Julie Jeppson, along with Emily Larson, Duluth Mayor, and Rhonda Otteson, Executive Director of Minnesota Coalition [...]
