03 Aug Stories of Stepping Up – J. C.
Anita Black has been a client with Step Up for Better Living and has received assistance with advocacy assistance and has been a participant in SUBL client events....
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31 Mar Step Up For Better Living Staff Members Receive Covid Vaccine!
Two members of the SUBL team are now vaccinated against Covid-19! Jesenia Arias, our Executive Administrative Assistant, and Andrew Thomas, Jr., our Program Director, joined some of our clients recently to receive the shot. In describing the experience, Jesenia told us it was "fast and with...
31 Mar You’re Invited! Ben Folds To Perform At The SUBL Virtual Fundraiser!
Exciting news...
31 Mar Board Spotlight: Kim Bari Gronich
Kim Bari Gronich was sitting at the conference table in the new offices of Step Up for Better Living. Looking around, she saw the faces of new staff and Board members, and felt a surge of immense pride. She felt herself reflecting on how far...
17 Feb Step Up Story: Fiorella Telles
"Your circumstances today don't always determine your tomorrow." That's what our friend and client Fiorella Telles believes, and she would know. Today, she is able to raise her two children in a stable housing situation. But her circumstances have not always been as secure. So how...
17 Feb Ready For Prime Time! The Step Up Team Appears On Bronxnet
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17 Jan Remembering Our Client, April E.
Our commitment to our clients goes beyond the services we provide. For us, it's personal. No member of the Step Up team embodies that better than Twila Waters. As our Director of Social Services, Twila is somebody our clients trust. This past October, Twila and the...
02 Dec Year-in-Review: Back to School Supply Drive
Backpacks. Notebooks. Pencils and pens. A calculator. When kids have the right school supplies, they are more likely to stay in school. But every September, children from low-income families show up for their first day without the basics. When these supplies are out of reach for children...
02 Dec Staff Spotlight: Erinn Mallory Kolp
Erinn Mallory Kolp joined the Step Up Board in March of this year...
02 Dec Year-in-Review: The Step Up Emergency Food Fund
In March of this year, Covid-19 shut down the South Bronx. Almost everyone was feeling the effects of the pandemic that month. But we knew that many in our community, who were already facing harsh food insecurity, were particularly vulnerable. The increased demand for food was...
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