“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” Mother Teresa Give Generously I am constantly moved by the generosity and love you show our children and their families through your support.  I work hard not to take that for granted.  This month, I appeal to your WHOLE HEART by asking you to…Continued

A very special thank you to Season for Sharing for their generous grant that will help the parents and children of A Stepping Stone reach success through quality education.   As some of you may know, Season for Sharing is a wonderful campaign through the Arizona Republic that helps local nonprofits achieve their mission by providing some…Continued

A Stepping Stone’s families are also in week 3 of the Raising A Reader program thanks to funding from Arizona’s First Things First and Southwest Human Development. Raising A Reader is a program that teaches parents the importance of early childhood literacy. For more information please visit Southwest Human Development’s site: https://www.swhd.org/  

A Stepping Stone’s families are in week 3 of the Kith and Kin project thanks to funding from Arizona’s First Things First and the Association for Supportive Child Care. The Kith and Kin Project works to improve the child care of low-income families. For more information visit their website here.

Yesterday, I asked my 5-year old granddaughter if it was the best day of her life.  She said “I don’t know.  Is today your best day?”  “Yes”, I said, “and tomorrow will be even better”. She asked me how I knew that and I told her that I wake up every morning thinking the day…Continued

Free preschool for your three or four-year-old child if you live in the Miami Unified School District in the Globe Miami area of Arizona.  To qualify, your child must be three by July 31st and potty trained, and one of the child’s full-time caregivers must be in need of their High School Diploma or English…Continued

Free preschool for your three-your-old child if you live in the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona.  To qualify, your child must be three by July 31st and potty trained, and one of the child’s full-time caregivers must be in need of their High School Diploma or English lessons.  Other requirements: Parent must be…Continued

There are currently still seven three-year-old openings openings at the Westwood Elementary campus located at 4711 N. 23rd Ave.   If you or someone you know is in need of their GED or English classes, please contact the teaching site directly and ask for an application for the Stepping Stone Family Literacy preschool classroom.  …Continued

Are you thinking about purchasing something through Amazon for Mother’s Day?  Please remember, A Stepping Stone Foundation has an AmazonSmile profile. If you sign up (it’s FREE) to purchase your items through AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate a small portion of that purchase to your favorite charity.  Please make your favorite charity A Stepping Stone Foundation.  Here’s…Continued

Repost: Opportunity for free preschool in the Phoenix area; this opportunity expires 1/31/15 If you have a four-year-old child in need of preschool or know someone who does, and live in the Alhambra School District, please call the Westwood Elementary Office to ask for a Stepping Stone Foundation preschool application.  All services are free of…Continued