About Step by Step
Step by Step is dedicated to people working together to achieve their dreams in kindred communities in Southern West Virginia through dialogue, and providing service in the areas of education and the arts, wellness, local leadership and resource services.
We envision sustainable, healthy, growing and dynamic communities in Southern West Virginia in which people thrive and support each other to dream, learn, work, and play.
The mission of Step by Step is to empower families and children to embrace self advocacy and become leaders in their communities. Step by Step has collaborated with West Virginia schools, agencies, colleges, and community education programs for nearly two decades. Step by Step is the fiscal sponsor of the Big Ugly Community Center near Harts, WV.
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
