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Rhonda and her dog sitting in their car at a HEAP air conditioner distribution

Forward Futures: Meet Rhonda

For Rhonda, life has been shaped by health challenges that limit her ability to work. Living with heart disease, diabetes, and the effects of a stroke, she relies on disability income, which makes it…

Forward Futures: Meet Cherie

My journey with Head Start began when my daughter aged out of the Help Me Grow program. She was diagnosed with a speech delay and completed their program. At that time, Head Start was…

Forward Futures: Meet Alyssa

Alyssa first heard about Head Start at a community baby shower. At the time, she didn’t know much about the program, but she knew she wanted to set up her son, Elijah, for success.When Elijah started…

Forward Futures: Meet Jill and Twila

For more than 20 years, Jill and Twila have shared a friendship rooted in compassion and service. They first met at church and quickly bonded over their shared desire to help others. Together,…

Forward Futures: Meet Elijah

Securing meaningful employment is an important step toward a brighter future. When 20-year-old Elijah learned that Step Forward was hosting a job fair at a local library, he knew it was an…

Sereniety holds her son at Step Forward's Safe Sleep Summit.

Forward Futures: Meet Sereniety

We met Sereniety at Step Forward’s first Safe Sleep Summit, a workshop designed to help families create safe, nurturing environments for their babies.For Sereniety, the event couldn’t have come at a…

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