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Board Spotlight: Kim Bari Gronich

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Kim Bari Gronich was sitting at the conference table in the new offices of Step Up for Better Living. Looking…

Step Up Story: Fiorella Telles

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“Your circumstances today don’t always determine your tomorrow.”  That’s what our friend and client Fiorella Telles believes, and she would…

Ready For Prime Time! The Step Up Team Appears On Bronxnet

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Don’t adjust your television set… That really was Louis and Brad on BronxNet! Alongside our friend and client Fiorella Telles,…

Staff Spotlight: Jesenia Arias

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In 2004, Jesenia Arias was living in a shelter and relying on food pantries to feed herself and her new…

Remembering Our Client, April E.

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Our commitment to our clients goes beyond the services we provide. For us, it’s personal. No member of the Step…

Year-in-Review: Back to School Supply Drive

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Backpacks. Notebooks. Pencils and pens. A calculator. When kids have the right school supplies, they are more likely to stay…

Year-in-Review: Distribution Pop-Ups

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For almost 8,000 individuals in the South Bronx this year, Step Up for Better Living was closer than ever. That’s…

Staff Spotlight: Erinn Mallory Kolp

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Erinn Mallory Kolp joined the Step Up Board in March of this year… the same month Covid-19 shut down the…

Year-in-Review: The Step Up Emergency Food Fund

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In March of this year, Covid-19 shut down the South Bronx. Almost everyone was feeling the effects of the pandemic…

A Year-End Message from Executive Director Louis Rodriguez

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2020 is drawing to a close… at last! It’s been a difficult year across the country and around the world….