Zach Paone
Higher Education: Homeless Youth Pursue Happy Careers
Blog about homeless youth and the struggles they face with interviewing for employment or educational opportunities to fulfill their dreams
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Zach Paone
- May 31
- 5 min
A Place Where We Feel Safe: The first Month at Step Up Independent Living Program
The latest installment of the Stepping Stones blog gives a detailed update on our things are going at our Step Up Independent Living program
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Zach Paone
- Apr 29
- 5 min
Why Youth? Part Three: Step Up
At long last, Stepping Stones finally has a live-in program for our youth to build independent living skills. Introducing, Step Up.
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Zach Paone
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Why Youth? Part Two: Under 25 and On Their Own
This blog dives into the reasons Why Stepping Stones serves youth 25 and under and the specific challenges this group faces.
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Zach Paone
- Feb 24
- 6 min
Why Youth? Part 1
Blog post about why volunteers give there time and charity to the youth of Stepping Stones
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Zach Paone
- Dec 22, 2022
- 5 min
It’s Too Cold Out Tonight for Young People to Sleep Outside
Winter is here…but emergency housing is on the way!
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Zach Paone
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
Move-in Day
Learn why Move-in days are such an important landmark on the journey out of homelessness.
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Zach Paone
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Every Day Counts
Obscure holidays are a big deal at Stepping Stones and November has some pretty significant ones. In today's blog, read more about why these
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Zach Paone
- Oct 19, 2022
- 5 min
The Power of Confidence
A big step for homeless youth is developing confidence.
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Zach Paone
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
Roadblocks: The Road to Success
This second entry in the Roadblocks series focuses on how Stepping Stones youth overcome transportation barriers.
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Zach Paone
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
The Drop: Why Drop-in Centers Matter
The temperature drop is upon us and unsurprisingly, more young people who are homeless and alone have been trying to fix their situation.
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Zach Paone
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
HEAL - Nashua's Youth Advocacy Board
Check out this Blog about HEAL - Nashua's new Youth Advocacy Board
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Zach Paone
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Steptember - The Walk to End Youth Homelessness
To raise awareness and appreciation for the daily reality of our youth, Stepping Stones is hosting a virtual walk called Steptember.
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Zach Paone
- Aug 16, 2022
- 5 min
Just Get a Job
Why don't they just get a job? This blog dives into the struggle homeless youth face when trying to fight jobs
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Zach Paone
- Aug 6, 2022
- 4 min
One Good Day
It was a great day! Two of our youth that have been struggling with substance abuse made the big step to go to Rehab.
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Zach Paone
- Jul 21, 2022
- 4 min
One Step at a Time - Adventures in Rock-Climbing
Few images are as inspiring as a human being scaling a facade of stone. The sight of chalky hands grasping out for the high ground. A...
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Zach Paone
- Jul 9, 2022
- 2 min
This is not a Campsite
But this is not a campsite. There is no safe place to light a fire or draw water, no station for toilets and showers
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Zach Paone
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
To Stay or to Go: Transience and Homelessness
So far this Summer several of our youth crossed into the sunnier stretch of their path out of homelessness. We saw two long-awaited...
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Zach Paone
- Jun 16, 2022
- 5 min
In Their Shoes - Journal of an Adventure Quester
It’s Saturday, June 11th, half past noon, and today I am competing in Adventure Quest. It’s easy to have a good feeling about today. Not...
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Zach Paone
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
Roadblocks: Transportation and Homelessness
A dead battery. A flat tire. An unwelcome surprise during a state inspection. Whatever the cause, we have all had a moment in our lives...
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Zach Paone
- May 22, 2022
- 2 min
“Street Smart” Self-Defense from Tokyo Joe’s
Today Stepping Stones proudly welcomed karate Grand Master Bobby LaMattina and Kyoshi Dave LaMattina into our center. Despite the warm,...
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Kathy Farland
- Mar 26, 2022
- 1 min
Why Stepping Stones?
Volunteering at Stepping Stones serves a real Community need for Nashua's homeless youth. Beginning to volunteer in May of last year, I...
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Kathy Farland
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
How was Stepping Stones Born
I started Stepping Stones just over a year ago. My husband and I were foster parents for about ten years to just over 30 kids. Because we...
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