Stepping Stones Solutions was created from a simple belief: people should not have to face adulthood, instability, or major life transitions without the practical skills and support needed to move forward.
The vision grew from founder Mary Anne “Annie” Krieger’s own experience in foster care and aging out at 18, along with years of seeing how gaps in life skills, housing, employment, support systems, and everyday preparation can follow people long after a crisis has passed.
Stepping Stones is building a practical, independence-centered model that begins with prevention and youth development, continues through the transition to adulthood, and grows to meet real community needs including recovery, housing stability, workforce readiness, and connection to existing resources.
The goal is not to do everything for people. The goal is to help people build the skills, connections, and confidence to move forward for themselves.
Programs are designed to build practical skills, confidence, decision-making, and personal responsibility so participants are better prepared to manage everyday life and move toward greater independence.
Teaching life skills, responsibility, career awareness, healthy decision-making, and problem-solving before a crisis happens can create stronger pathways into adulthood.
Cooking, budgeting, employment readiness, entrepreneurship, household skills, communication, planning, and other everyday abilities are not extras. They are part of building a stable adult life.
Strong programs do not have to wait for one perfect building. Community spaces, partner locations, events, and our home base allow learning and connection to happen where people already live, gather, and feel comfortable.
Stepping Stones is not trying to recreate every resource already available. We believe strong partnerships with community organizations, professionals, employers, educators, housing resources, behavioral-health providers, and other local supports create better pathways forward.
Stepping Stones is designed to grow in stages—from youth prevention and transition-to-adulthood programming to recovery housing, workforce development, housing stability, and the long-term campus vision—while responding to real needs in the community.
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