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​ Disc Replay of Rockford has generously agreed to donate 10% of their day's sales on Saturday, April 26, 2025 to Stepping Stones of Rockford. Disc Replay (815-227-0532) is located in the Forest Plaza, next to Kohl's, at 6085 E. State Street in Rockford and will be open from 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. on April 26. They sell and trade used DVD a...

We are so excited to have officially broken ground on the build of our new group home on 4/08/2025! This new facility will be home for 10 adults with serious mental illness and will be fully accessible. We anticipate that construction will be completed in November and hope to have residents occupying the home by the end of this year. We are incredi...

In just two weeks, Stepping Stones of Rockford will be hosting a Groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the construction for our new Group Home on Stony Creek Way. The  new Group Home is located at 1480 Stony Creek Way in Rockford, IL. Opening remarks will begin at 2:00 p.m. The Groundbreaking ceremony is expected to ...

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...