Stepping Stones, Inc

Who We Are: Stepping Stones is a place, a program and a team of people you can trust to meet the needs of Greater Cincinnati’s children, teens and adults with disabilities and their families. We are a United Way partner agency serving more than 1,100 people with disabilities in day and overnight programs that increase independence and promote individual success. Stepping Stones has a 58-year history of excellence and received the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award in 2016, recognizing exceptional ethics in dealings with the community, participants and staff. Our mission is to increase independence, improve lives and promote inclusion for children and adults with disabilities.

What We Do: Stepping Stones creates pathways to independence for people with disabilities. Programs include Greater Cincinnati’s oldest Summer Day Camp for children with disabilities, Respites and overnight Staycations for teens and adults, Saturday Kids/Young Adults Clubs providing extracurricular activities, Adult Day Services focusing on health, active lifestyle, social interaction, and independence and Step-Up alternative education for students with autism. Program sites are in Batavia, Indian Hill, Westwood and Norwood.

Why We’re Important: Stepping Stones programs serve children, teens and adults who have disabilities and their families. At Stepping Stones, people with disabilities learn to identify and celebrate their abilities as they build confidence and greater independence. Our programs constantly reach through the disability to find the abilities that everyone has. Families find critical resources as well as a desperately needed break from constant care. Stepping Stones’ programs are a community resource that builds stronger families and stronger futures.

How We Serve the Community: COVID-19 has affected our community in a way we have never seen before. With new modifications and safety protocols in place, we’ve adapted our programs to be as safe as possible. Our programs are a huge community resource, but the impact extends far beyond the families and individuals who use the programs. Stepping Stones is one of the largest volunteer sites in Greater Cincinnati, typically with more than 1,500 volunteers annually. We look forward to reopening our volunteer program when it is safe to do so.

How You Can Help:

• Donate: One-time or annual donations make our programs possible. • Leave a Legacy: Planned giving through a will or trust creates a legacy of support and care. • Attend an Event: Join warm-hearted supporters at the Open

Your Heart dinner in February, the Golf Classic in June, the tented Bloom party in September or the Sporting Clay

Tournament in October. • Share the News: Tell someone else about Stepping Stones. You could be the reason a family or a new supporter finds us. • Contribute to COVID-19 Relief: Visit SteppingStonesOhio. org/Support-Stepping-Stones to make a one-time donation for

COVID-19 support.

Stepping Stones, Inc. 5650 Given Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 513-831-4660 SteppingStonesOhio.org Facebook.com/steppingstonesohio Twitter.com/ssohioinc Instagram.com/steppingstonesohio LinkedIn.com/company/stepping-stones-ohio/

Executive Director: Mr. Chris Adams Email: Chris.Adams@steppingstonesohio.org

Development Director: Ms. Kelly Crow Email: Kelly.Crow@steppingstonesohio.org

Board Chair: Whitney Eckert, President

Board Members: Deb Caley, Vice President; Rob Etherington, Treasurer; Matt Hemberger, Secretary