About Us

Stride assists families to become self-sufficient and independent of goverment programs

Stride Families

• More than 200 families in Jefferson County are served by Stride. All are low income. About 40% were recently homeless

• More than 90% are single-parent families who participate in Stride

• Each families' goal is to to achieve stable full-time employment at a wages that will lift their family out of poverty

Stride Graduates

• Stride families are are considered successful graduates when they maintained steady employment for at least one year

• Two-thirds of Stride's participants graduate

• The average yearly income for Stride graduates is $5,800 at intake and more than $25,00 when they graduate

Stride Programs

Stride helps each participant to develop an individualized plan for self-sufficiency.  Services may include;

• Education and vocational training
• Job search assistance
• Coaching, mentoring, and case management
• Emergency loans or household items for homeless families
• Tutoring and After-school actitivities to help children succeed in school

Where Stride's Money Goes

• 89% of all funds donated to Stride goes to client programs
• Only 11% supports fundraising and administrative actitivties

"I so appreciate everything Stride has done for me and my boys. Being a single parent, sometimes making ends meet is hard. The advice and ongoing support, being included in the Christmans gift program for my kids, and helping me improve my skills so I can get a better job...thank you."   -Jennifer