Stepping Stones Foundation

Have you ever contemplated the impact of your support for the Stepping Stones Foundation during North Texas Giving Day? 

BE A HOUSING HERO!

At Stepping Stones Foundation, we know that a safe place can change the course of a young life. Too many of the youth in our community are facing nights without shelter, struggling with uncertainty, and carrying burdens far too heavy for their years.

That’s why we created Project Oasis—a program that provides safe, secure housing and personalized support for homeless and at-risk youth. More than a roof overhead, Project Oasis builds spaces of healing, stability, and hope where children can focus on school, friendships, and their futures—rather than survival.

The truth is, the cost of creating this refuge is significant. On average, it takes $4,700 to provide safety and stability for one youth through Project Oasis. But the return is priceless: a teenager who can sleep through the night without fear, a young adult who can dream of tomorrow, a life forever changed.

This North Texas Giving Day, you can be part of that change. Every gift, no matter the size, helps us transform spaces into sanctuaries and futures into possibilities.

Together, we can ensure that no young person has to wonder where they belong.

Our Commitment...

Our organization stands as an unwavering pillar of support beside these resilient youth, dedicated to aiding them on their journey, empowering them to make positive choices, and guiding them towards the transformative path they deserve. We deeply value any contributions toward our mission, as well as any additional funds that enable us to provide essential resources such as food, clothing, beds, and other necessities to those in dire need.

As the need for our services within the community continues to rise, so does our need for funds to provide vital youth services. With your generosity we will be able to say YES to so much more. To the single mom who had the water turned off that day or to the grandmother raising her grandkids who cannot afford to feed or clothe them, to the homeless teen living in their car that needs immediate food and gas to stay in school or the much needed trauma counseling so we don't lose another homeless teen to suicide.

Our goal is to provide the basic human necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing all the while helping to fulfill emotional needs such as significance, connection, and self-worth. Through our programming and support, these youth will gain confidence and learn the tools to become a self-sufficient, productive, healthy adults.

Stepping Stones Foundation works directly with intervention specialists in North Texas Schools who identify the most at-risk students who are in the "most desperate" of situations, such as homeless or "couch jumpers" as well as those that do not have daily food, proper clothing, weather appropriate shoes, medical care, etc. As soon as Stepping Stones Foundation becomes involved, we begin to triage the situation and determine their most critical needs. Once the urgent needs are met, we are then able to jointly design a strategy to successfully transition to an independent, healthy life and greatly reduce their potential for recidivating back into a state of homelessness.

We provide a myriad of supplies and services to assist the child to persist through their current situation and move forward so that they may THRIVE!

Our Ongoing Needs...

Stepping Stones Foundation is in need of monetary donations in order to fulfill basic needs for our clients.
These fund will be used for:

* Food, gift cards, groceries, and payment of School Lunch Accounts
* Weather Appropriate Clothing and Shoes
* Socks, Underwear, Bras
* Toiletry Items-Feminine Hygiene Products
* Dr. Visits, Dental Care, Glasses, Medicine
* Car Repairs, Gas or Transportation with Uber or bicycles
* Counseling Payments
* Rent, Utility Bills, Phones
* Laptops, School Supplies, Books, School and club fees, Prom tickets
* GED or Trade School Programs
* Extended Stay Hotel Bills
* Drivers Ed Programs
* Mentoring
* Employment
* Mattresses, Bedding, Towels
* Laundromat Services
* Temporary or permanent Home Placement