STEPSTONE INC

What they do

IN 1995, THE ADORERS of THE BLOOD of CHRIST and THE SISTERS of ST. JOSEPH COLLABORATED to ESTABLISH NEW HOPE, NOW CALLED STEPSTONE, IN RESPONSE to A DANGEROUS GAP IN SERVICES for WICHITAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS LEAVING SHORT-TERM SHELTERS. WITHOUT HOUSING or FINANCIAL RESOURCES, MANY WOMEN and CHILDREN FACED THE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS and RETURNING to AN ABUSIVE PARTNER. STEPSTONE CREATED A SOLUTION: TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PAIRED WITH COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2016, STEPSTONE EXPANDED FROM SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT WICHITA BY BUILDING BLUFFVIEW PLACE, A 28-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX. THIS MASSIVE UNDERTAKING SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED HOUSING CAPACITY and ALLOWED SURVIVORS to RECEIVE ON-SITE SUPPORT IN A SAFE, SECURE ENVIRONMENT. TODAY, STEPSTONE OFFERS 34 HOUSING UNITS. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE ADVOCACY, SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, CHILDRENS PROGRAMS, DIRECT ASSISTANCE, and SURVIVOR-FOCUSED EVENTS DESIGNED to FOSTER COMMUNITY.