Steppingstone Incorporated

We’re Hiring: Finance Assistant! 📊💼

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and experienced in accounting? Join the Steppingstone team as a Finance Assistant and help support the financial operations that keep our agency moving forward!

In this role, you’ll assist with financial reporting, budgeting, account management, cash flow monitoring, audits, and state and federal financial reporting.

💰 Salary: $63,204–$65,732 per year
🎓 Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a concentration in Business preferred
📊 Minimum of 3 years of accounting or related experience
💻 Familiarity with SAGE accounting software preferred
🔎 Strong attention to detail, organization, analytical, and multitasking skills

Ready to put your financial skills to work for an organization making a difference in our community? Apply today!

👉 Apply here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4532313

Celebrating Recovery & Community! 💜🎉

Our Peer 2 Peer Recovery Coach Project and Peer 2 Peer Recovery Support Center teams were proud to attend MOAR - Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery's 6th Annual Recovery Month Celebration Day in Boston!

And we have even more exciting news… 🏆🎉 Our Peer 2 Peer Recovery Support Center won the Statewide Recovery Month Challenge Trophy for the THIRD consecutive year!

We’re incredibly proud of our team and grateful to be part of a community that celebrates recovery, connection, and the many pathways to wellness.

Congratulations to everyone who participated and helped make this year’s celebration so special!

🌟 Recovery Is Possible: Kelly’s Story 🌟

Kelly’s journey to recovery hasn’t been easy. After years of struggling with alcohol use, she experienced job loss, homelessness, hospitalization, and relapse. But she continued reaching out for help and refused to give up on herself.

Through detox, treatment, and Steppingstone’s Women’s House, Kelly connected with Recovery Coach Toni and RSN Aiyana, who supported her as she worked toward stability and a life in recovery.

With their support, Kelly completed CNA training, secured housing through the YWCA, and continued building her future through the Peer 2 Peer New Bedford Recovery Coach Project.

On October 13, Kelly will celebrate two years sober.

“Recovery has given me a life I never thought I could have. I am proud of how far I have come, and I continue to take my recovery one day at a time.”

We are so proud of Kelly and grateful to be part of her journey. Recovery is possible, and no one has to walk the road alone.

💜 Together for Su***de Awareness, Prevention & Remembrance 💜

Our New Bedford team recently joined the New Bedford Police Department, community partners, families, survivors, and community members for an evening dedicated to su***de awareness, prevention, and remembering those we have lost.

The evening was a powerful reminder that su***de prevention requires more than awareness. It takes strong partnerships, accessible support, compassionate listening, and communities where people feel safe enough to say, “I am not okay.”

We are grateful to be part of a community that continues to show up for one another, honor those we have lost, support those who may be struggling, and strengthen the connections that can help save lives.

Your story matters. Your voice matters. You are not alone.

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Be patient with yourself. Give yourself grace. And remember that your challenges and mistakes do not define your worth. 💙

💙 We’re Hiring: Counselor!

Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their path toward recovery and wellness? Steppingstone is looking for a Counselor to join our Clinical Team!

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to provide individual and group counseling, conduct intakes and assessments, develop treatment plans, provide crisis support, and connect consumers with important community resources and services.

💰 Salary: $22.65–$24.01/hour

If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Apply today: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4262433

Serving the Community We Call Home! 🧹✨

Jose and Agatha from Steppingstone’s First Step Inn CSPECH team joined the United Way of Greater Fall River, Inc. for the Love Where You Live United: Day of Service Community Cleanup.

As our community reflected on 25 years since 9/11, volunteers came together to honor the day through service, connection, and giving back. Jose and Agatha helped pick up litter and trash throughout sections of North Main Street and South Main Street in Fall River. 🧤🗑️

We’re proud of our First Step Inn team for showing up and helping make our community a cleaner, stronger, and more welcoming place for everyone.

Thank you to the United Way of Greater Fall River for bringing our community together for this meaningful day of service!

💜 “You have to have hope. It does get better, and I’m living proof.” 💜

For one Steppingstone consumer, the journey to recovery began at just 14 years old, when alcohol gave her a feeling she had been searching for — a way to escape anxiety and feel like she belonged.

What started as drinking quickly became an addiction. Over the years, substance use impacted her relationships, employment, mental health, and sense of self. She experienced multiple detoxes and relapses, and after losing her mother to cancer at 34, she knew something had to change.

“I was really just sick and tired of being sick and tired. I knew the way I was living was no life. I wanted to change this time.”

That decision led her to a sober house, where she stepped outside of her comfort zone and became willing to accept guidance and support. She began attending meetings, found a sponsor, and connected with Toni, a Recovery Coach at Steppingstone’s Peer 2 Peer Recovery Support Center in New Bedford.

Through Peer 2 Peer, she found encouragement, hope, resources, and a community that helped her navigate recovery. She also began attending the music therapy group, where she discovered a new outlet and learned to play guitar.

🎸 “This was very therapeutic.”

Today, she is celebrating one year of sobriety and building a life she once struggled to imagine. She has transitioned out of the sober house, is living with her father alongside a supportive roommate, continues attending meetings, and holds herself and others accountable in recovery.

Reflecting on the past year, she shared:

“Life has given me so many gifts in just this one year of sobriety. It is truly amazing. It hasn't been easy, but I wouldn't trade any of it for a drink or a drug. I now have a life that is actually worth living.”

Her story is a powerful reminder that recovery doesn't have to happen alone. Support, connection, willingness, and hope can make a difference — even when the road isn't easy.

To anyone who is struggling, she has one message: Have hope. It does get better.

We recently came together to celebrate the upcoming retirement of Martha, our wonderful cook at the New Bedford Women's Program! 👩‍🍳

After nearly 9 years with Steppingstone, Martha has filled more than just our kitchen—she’s brought care, warmth, and countless delicious meals to the women and families we serve. Her dedication and kindness have made a lasting impact on our program and the people around her.

Congratulations on your retirement, Martha! We wish you all the happiness, relaxation, and adventures you deserve! 🎊💙

Whatever chapter you’re in, remember that your story is still being written. Keep moving forward. 💪✨