Stepping Stone Housing Strong-Hancock Funeral

Stepping Stone Housing Inc. is a 501c (3) non-profit corporation that has been providing affordable, transitional, and permanent housing for individuals and families in Lincoln County Maine since 2013.

We are a local, volunteer run, grassroots program dedicated to helping those who earn less than a living wage find housing as a "stepping stone" to a better life.

SSHI, Inc. owns several properties in Bremen, Bristol, and Damariscotta, with the intention of expanding the number of housing units in the years to come. We currently serve over a dozen individuals.

Get Involved

There are so many ways to get involved with Stepping Stone Housing! • Donate (annual fund, estate planning, vehicles, online) • Volunteer (yard sale, work events, clean ups) • Yard Sale (donate goods, volunteer time, shop) • Tennis Tournament • Online Auction Bidding/Amazon Smile Purchases • Become a Board Member

Visit us Online at: www.steppingstonehousing.org

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PO BOX 21 Damariscotta, ME 04543 207.563.6297

Music Director

Beth Preston holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Brigham Young University and a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from University of Southern Maine. In her role as Music Director for Tapestry Singers she has become known for championing the works of living composers.

She was a founding member of the critically acclaimed Brunswick-based Vox Nova Chamber Choir. She currently sings in its newer iteration, Una Voce Chamber Choir. She was a member of the chorus of Opera Maine in productions of La Bohème, Lucia di Lammermoor, Faust, Roméo et Juliette and part of a small women’s choir that performed with Midcoast Symphony Orchestra for Debussy’s Nuages and Holst’s The Planets.

She was awarded “Distinguished Choral Director of the Year 2010” from Maine American Choral Directors Association and “Music Educator of the Year 2013” from Maine Music Educators District 3, and “Maine Music Educator of the Year 2019.” She is actively involved with the Maine Chapter of National Association of Teachers of Singing and is also a member of the VoiceCare Network, Chorus America, and National Association for Music Education.

In June, 2019 Ms. Preston retired from a 37-year career in the public schools where she conducted award-winning choirs and directed musical theater productions of the highest caliber. She teaches privately, coaching singers who win awards, scholarships, and acceptance into prestigious postsecondary programs.