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November, 2024 Dear Friend of Stepping Stones, While I have been a proud Midwesterner all my life, I've always maintained a lure of oceans and have visited their beaches many times over the years. There's nothing like the smell of salt that greets me when I first arrive, listening to the waves crash against the shore as the sun warms my fac...
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Join the moveme...
Stepping Stones of Rockford was awarded the Mental Health Organization of the Year 2024 by NAMI Northern Illinois at their 40th anniversary on 10/09/2024. NAMI Northern of Illinois gave this award saying Steppings Stones of Rockford d emonstrates exceptional commitment, innovation, and effectiveness in supporting individua...
Imogene Rowland has been on our Stepping Stones board since June 2003. The plaque on her retirement gift said: In Recognition of your Twenty-One years of compassionate and faithful service as a member and officer of the Board of Directors 2023-2024. Thank you for modeling the importance of seeing the true value of each person who en...
"Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. If you're impacted, know that recovery is possible and there are people ready and willing to help you on your journey." "INSTILLING HOPE: Stories of Recovery" (Edition 02), brings hope. The magazine is a nothing less than work of art. Stories ...
Stepping Stones of Rockford, Inc. is proud to announce that it has received a $11,730.00 grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Grants Program, with support from the Dr. Louis and Violet Rubin Fund, to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) which will be installed in several of the organization's facilities. The Benefit...
S ue Schroeder, CEO at Stepping Stones of Rockford , expresses gratitude for all those who support the agency and for those who work tirelessly to help the clients receiving services at the agency. It may be Thanksgiving weekend, but they'll be plenty of agency staff working the holiday--after all, the residential component at Stepping Stones ...
Flashback to 1986 : The Top 20 hit song, Timbuk3's "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)" is playing on the radio. With a catchy tune, the band proclaims, "things are going great, and they're only getting better… the future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." It's 2023 . Stepping Stones of Rockford is growing leaps and bounds, with...
As you probably know by now, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Established in 1949, the month recognizes the importance of mental health/mental wellness and celebrates recovery for those with mental illness. The 2023 theme is "More Than Enough." Mental Health Awareness Month is different than Mental Illness Awareness Week in October. May...
Mid-November in Rockford. Cold. Cloudy. Dark. The leaves have fallen, long gone, leaving trees bare. We go to work and school in the dark; we return in the dark. Do we dare mention the need to scrape windshields from the frost? Why are Christmas Carols already playing 24 hours a day? Oh...
Inflation. You know--the "thing" that has us feeling the pinch from significantly higher prices in the grocery store, at the gas pump and on utility bills. The end of Summer may bring cooler days but it hasn't brought relief to the higher prices of things we need in life. Talk about sticker shock when shopping fo...
On May 4, 2022, the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board (WCCMHB) announced programs awarded "New Mental Health Programs" funding via the Half-Cent Sales Tax. Stepping Stones of Rockford is excited to be a recipient of funding for Program Year 2022-2023 ! Stepping Stones of Rockford will util...
