Are you ready to accept the challenge and help fundraise for youth in and from foster care?

At StepStones for Youth, three key pillars of our programming are Healthy Living, Education, and Building Connections.

And in the StepStones community, we lead by example!

In that spirit, we are calling on our supporters to take the StepStones for YOU Challenge – a week of simple and fun challenges for you to participate in that reflect everything we want youth at StepStones to have: a healthy life, continued learning, and connection with loved ones.

Let your friends and family know you are taking the StepStones for YOU Challenge to raise donations on your fundraising page and help young people thrive.

PLUS, if 15 people sign up to take the challenge, everyone’s donations will be matched. That means all gifts supporting the StepStones for YOU Challenge will have DOUBLE the impact (up to a maximum of $10,000)!

How many challenges do you think you can do from Oct 22nd to 28th?

Here are the challenges:  

• Healthy Living:
  • Cook a nutritious meal for someone you care about
  • Walk 11,000 steps in one day, one for every youth in foster care in Ontario
• Building Connections:
  • Encourage others to join you in a designated "screen-free" day where everyone focuses on outdoor activities, hobbies, or quality time with loved ones
  • Visit a friend or family member, or reconnect with a loved one by having coffee or a meal together
  • Send a letter to someone who meant a lot to you growing up and let them know why
• Lifelong Learning:
  • Tag us in a social post that shares a statistic about youth in foster care
  • Sign up to volunteer at StepStones for Youth

Be sure to send us photos and videos of you on your journey to @stepstonesfy on Instagram using the hashtag #StepStonesForYOU!

StepStones is committed to inclusive and equitable practices. If you require any accommodations for diverse abilities, we will work with you to ensure your valued participation.