When two young children needed a stable home, their aunt stepped up to care for them.
She had already been deeply involved in their lives, helping with school enrollment and medical appointments and caring for them while their grandmother worked. At the time, she was also pregnant with a child of her own.
Step Up Parents was able to help provide some of the essentials the family needed, including a car seat and dining table. These may seem like simple items, but for a family adjusting to a new chapter, they can make a meaningful difference in creating a safe and comfortable home.
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For Karen, asking for help has never been easy. But when financial hardship made it difficult to keep up with rent while caring for her grandson, G, she reached out to Step Up Parents.
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When Heather and William welcomed their teenage niece into their home, they already had two young children of their own. Becoming caregivers to a teenager was not something they had planned for, but when their niece Mikayla needed a safe place to go, they knew what they had to do.
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Spinning Generosity, the annual fundraiser co-hosted by LizFit, was recently featured in a news story on Seacoast Online. The article celebrates the event’s 14-year legacy and its ambitious goal to raise $1,000,000 for local charities, including Step Up Parents.
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