Our preschool children made the flag you see to the right.  Their teacher’s son was on active duty in Afghanistan when it was made. Please join me in giving thanks to all those who defend and protect the freedoms we enjoy in the United States. AND! Check out this lovely video our President Bev put together…Continued

Recently I caught up with former Stepping Stone Board Member, Maritza Rosales.  She was kind enough to share this wonderful picture of her new son, Julian.  See Julian’s comments below: My mom is Maritza Rosales who attended A Stepping Stone Preschool Class 1990-1991 at Mitchell School in Isaac School District– only she was Maritza Hernandez then.…Continued

  On Monday, May 7th, the parents in our program gathered in the classrooms with their children for one of their last Child and Parent Times Together.  To the left are parents in the three-year-old classroom. The children sang for the whole group and then joined their own mom or dad to present special pictures…Continued

Our parent celebration last Thursday, April 28, was oh, so sweet!  Thank you to all our visitors and board members who joined us.  Our children sang, our current parents received their certificates of accomplishments, and former parent, Neida Ascencio, spoke to the crowd (seen below). .   A huge thanks to Westwood Elementary Principal Lori Weiss for…Continued

“A Stepping Stone has become our family, teaching us that with effort and dedication we can meet our goals and exceed in providing a better education for our children.” In celebration of our parents’ hard work and accomplishments, You are invited to attend a special Stepping Stone Parent Recognition Ceremony and Reception. Thursday Evening April…Continued

Dear Supporters, Many of you know each year we have an annual fundraiser called Cena y Serenata where we not only raise funds for our family literacy program, but feature cultural music and entertainment. This year we had Arizona classical guitarist, Arturo Guevara, play our serenade music during dinner.  Before that, local Mariachi Pasion played while…Continued

Don’t forget to purchase your Cena 2012 tickets before the deadline March 9th! To buy tickets go to: http://www.asteppingstone.org/donate For more information go to: http://asteppingstone.org/events

Dear A Stepping Stone supporters. Thank you for your amazing support at our March 17, 2012 Cena.  With your help we netted more than $38,000 for our children and their families. This money will be used to provide quality preschool with mandatory parent education in Phoenix.  Pictures will be available at by Monday, April 2nd…Continued

Thanks to all who made Cena y Serenata 2012 such a success! It was fun to be there and we netted almost $40,000 for our preschool with family literacy program in Phoenix. Way to go community! Please enjoy some quotes from attendees: “A Stepping Stone foundation is such an amazing thing.” “They did an excellent…Continued

Please save Saturday, March 17th, 2012 5:30 PM for our 5th Annual Cena y Serenata Dinner and Dance to benefit the children and families of A Stepping Stone. There is a wonderful Save the Date attached which has the details. To RSVP or for sponsorship opportunities, call the office at 602-843-8281 or reply to this…Continued