During the winter of 2013, long-time Anoka County employee and retiree Edna Hoium stepped in to work at Stepping Stone Emergency Housing to help prevent it from closing after a few pivotal employees walked out one day. Edna’s passion and tenacity stabilized Stepping Stone, slowly getting it back on solid financial ground. Today the shelter [...]
HUGE shout out to Walters Recycling and Refuse for their VERY generous end of year gift! Through a grant, we were able to purchase 30 replacement mattresses. Walters generously hauled ALL of the old ones away, which would have cost us over $1,000 if we would have gone with any other company! This is [...]
We depend on, and need, the help of our volunteers. Because of the pandemic, we were not able to allow volunteers into the shelter. But we are welcoming them back! Here's an update from executive director, Julie Jeppson.
As Stepping Stone, we stand on our four pillars of empower, respect, collaborate, and steward. It’s not enough that they are on our web site and printed on a sign. We need to step up and prove that these words have power and purpose, providing us with a compass on how to live our lives, [...]
