This year, I am incredibly grateful to our surrounding community for the overwhelming support of our StepUp children and young adults. I want to thank each individual, school, group, church, organization, and agency that donated to our wonderful children. It was such a pleasure to meet many of our new donors for the first time and such a joy to get to see our repeat donors.  When I contacted the parents to let them know that StepUp would be providing Christmas gifts and items for their children, many of them were overwhelmed with emotion and so excited for their children to be supported by the community. Many parents told me that they were not going to be able to do anything for their children for Christmas this year. Covid 19 may have affected our ability to be with each other in person this year, but it did NOT affect the generosity, the compassion,  and the giving hearts of our outstanding community members! On behalf of the families we serve, we want to thank our Christmas donors from the bottom of our hearts! We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Colisha C. Stanford, Director of Children and Young Adult Programs