“Our generation does not want its epitaph to read, ‘We kept charity overhead low.’ We want it to read that we changed the world.” Dan Pallotta (see Ted Talk) I was lucky enough to hear Dan Pallotta speak in person  several months ago (Thank you Virginia G. Piper Charitble Trust). I listened to his thesis incorporating…Continued

Director’s Fund Phoenix IDA-City of Phoenix Agency award check presentation,  Feb 20th. Left to Right, Sal Rivera of Rivera and Rivera Law Practice; Bianca Ortega, former Stepping Stone preschooler; Cindy Gattorna, Stepping Stone Executive Director; and IDA-City of Phoenix Executive Director, Juan Salgado.

We very much hope you all were able to catch Sunday’s Secret Millionaire episode (8/11/13). Mr. Jay, of course, made good on his word and donated $50,000 to A Stepping Stone Foundation a few short weeks after taping the episode was complete. Many of the extra wonderful things that Mr. Jay did for/with us included an SUV…Continued

August 8, 2013 Local non-profit gets in on the “Secret” A Stepping Stone Foundation featured on Aug. 11 episode of ABC’s Secret Millionaire PHOENIX, ARIZ. – When A Stepping Stone Foundation Executive Director Cynthia Gattorna received a mysterious e-mail from a ‘documentary producer’ interested in her Phoenix grassroots non-profit, she admits that she almost instinctively hit…Continued

We very much hope you all were able to catch Sunday’s Secret Millionaire episode (8/11/13).  Mr. Jay, of course, made good on his word and donated $50,000 to A Stepping Stone Foundation a few short weeks after taping the episode was complete.  Many of the extra wonderful things that Mr. Jay did for/with us included an SUV…Continued

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I had a lovely visit this summer from one of our former families.   The father is in the process of getting his immigration status revised and was very grateful to receive a letter from A Stepping Stone supporting the fact that both his children had been in our program as preschoolers with Mrs. Fran at the Westwood…Continued

For those of you following our documentary progress, we had a call from the producer saying that our show is scheduled to air August 11 on ABC.  More information will follow on our blog as we get permission to publicize.

July 1st was a blistering hot day in the Valley of the Sun, but the Kyrene Corridor Rotary members and I braved the midday oven to lunch at the Kobe Japanese Steakhouse in Tempe. These kind members listened to what A Stepping Stone is and does and asked great questions to clarify their understanding.  When…Continued

It’s 110° outside in Phoenix today.  One of the things I do during the hot summer in Phoenix is online research–A Stepping Stone programs are at a quiet time and I can do this indoors!  When I entered “child-centered family literacy” in my search engine, one of the first hits today was a Canadian site, which you can find…Continued