31 Mar You’re Invited! Ben Folds To Perform At The SUBL Virtual Fundraiser!
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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 Feb Staff Spotlight: Jesenia Arias
In 2004, Jesenia Arias was living in a shelter and relying on food pantries to feed herself and her new son. These days, her life looks very different. As Executive Administrative Assistant here at Step Up, Jesenia is integral to the management of our organization. She's...
17 Jan Taproot Foundation Approves Volunteer Fundraiser
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17 Jan Board Spotlight: Brad Hamburger
How does a kid from Long Island grow up wanting to help revitalize the South Bronx? For our Board President Bradley Hamburger, it all goes back to The Yankees. To The Yankees, and to his father, who didn't want to pay for parking. As a long...
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 Year-in-Review: Distribution Pop-Ups
For almost 8,000 individuals in the South Bronx this year, Step Up for Better Living was closer than ever. That's because of a series of pop-up food and resource distribution events we co-sponsored this year at different locations around our community! We're always looking for new...
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