The Phoenix Business Journal reported today that while Carlos Slim Helu, one of the wealthiest men in the world, addressed Business Journal guests yesterday, he stated that education was a very important economic force in a healthy economy. The Journal quoted Slim Helu as saying, “We need to learn to learn forever.” See the full…Continued
How do you know we make a difference? In addition to our proven impact of school success, English language acquisition, and parent education, many of you have helped family emergencies as well. Sometimes you have donated gently used furniture, household goods or clothing after a house fire or other circumstances. I offer you the story…Continued
New Spin on Charitable Support PHOENIX, AZ (December 18, 2014) What does it take to think out of the box? Ask Sydney Gould from Arizona School Boards Association Insurance Trust (ASBAIT). Sydney decided instead of purchasing expensive giveaways for the company’s booth at the Arizona School Boards Association annual conference at the Biltmore…Continued
My name is Gabriella Reyes and I am a former Stepping Stone preschooler. My first glimpse of school and the education sector started in 1994 when I was in Mrs. Milks’ class. I remember loving class, especially when we had an art project. One day Mrs. Milks approaches me and compliments the tree painting I…Continued
On August 25th, in cooperation with Miami Unified School District and First Things First-Gila Council, and funded by Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation, A Stepping Stone Foundation opened an expansion preschool and family literacy program in Miami, Arizona. Please enjoy this excerpt from Superintendent of Miami Unified School District about our expansion written just yesterday:…Continued
The recent ASU graduate walks in the office to interview with the director. The director points to a chair for her to sit, but at the last moment remembers something important and points to the wall instead. “I like to start with what we do,” says the director. “I tell our funders about our preschoolers like…Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2014 A Stepping Stone’s Literacy Program Earns Support of The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Valley’s Most Vulnerable Parents Commit to Bettering Themselves For The Sake Of Their Children PHOENIX, AZ (June 12, 2014) – More than 42 million Americans can’t read. In an effort to combat multi-generational…Continued
A Stepping Stone Foundation will celebrate 25 years of providing high quality preschool with family literacy this coming August. As the years went by, we realized, not only do our children need a great start in life, they need access to higher education. Thanks to the vision of our founder, Rev. Bill Smith and one…Continued
Last night, it was my great pleasure to join our parents, board and children at the 2014 Parent Celebration. The parents of our Stepping Stone children were honored for their school-year long participation in adult education, parenting classes, time with their children in the classroom as well as participating in our home visiting program. In…Continued
I was blessed by the Tooth Fairy last Tuesday. It was time for a program visit and Teacher Janet and Program Coordinator Paulette had also alerted me that one of our former preschoolers, Blanca Pereda, CDA, was going to do a short dental presentation for our kids and then give each child a quick tooth cleaning and I really…Continued