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I/We Stand with Next STEPP

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Gwendolyn Reese
5 years ago Featured

Next STEPP provides a much needed service to the community and has done so with integrity for more than 20 years. They deserve funding and an apology for the gross mischaracterization of the program by the seven speakers and certain Council members as well as the silence of other members.

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Shelly Wilson
5 years ago

Next STEPP has been serving this community for many years now and will continue, knowing where their help truly comes from!

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Brooke Allen
5 years ago

20 years of serving the community in so many ways♥️ So thankful for all they provide!

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Madeline K Morales
5 years ago

I support and stand with Next Stepp. This is a vital resource that our community needs.

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Lance marcin
5 years ago

keep nexxtstep funded. The people of this community NEED to have alternatives in this crucial time of their lives.

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Chris Riley
5 years ago

SP council must learn to do its homework. Nest Stepp has been serving the Southside for almost 30 years. Unbelievable that the council would bring out-of-town professional hit women from strictly political entities. They probably could not find the center. They have no heart or compassion for the community - only a political agenda. This is David and Goliath ..... don't count David out. The council should deal in justice and proven community service and not be influenced by paid political pros.

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Alicia Lotz
5 years ago

I stand with Next Step.

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Ginger Redding
5 years ago

Please give funding to provide much needed and wanted services in our community.

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Daryn Kinney
5 years ago

We love Next STEPP! As a local pastor in this beautiful city we are privileged to partner with Next STEPP. We've learned so much from them and have watched them walk out their mission and vision with love, courage and humility. So many lives and families impacted for the good!

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Lucy Williams
5 years ago

The Next Step Program is needed in our community.

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Alfreda Brown
5 years ago

I stand with the Next Stepp Center, having experienced the compassionate and professional service they have offered to this community for more than 25 years.

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Susan Wilson
5 years ago Featured

As a volunteer at Next Stepp, I see first hand the good that is being done in the community. Many many lives have been supported and transformed by the FREE services offered. I support the loving work done by Carole Alexander and the Next Stepp Center!

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Pastor Jonathan Anderson
5 years ago

I stand with Next Stepp.

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Anonymous
5 years ago

Next Step has served the Pinellas County community (not just African Americans) with dignity, respect and love for many years. I'm not sure I understand the reluctance of the council sworn to serve the entire community. Be careful to not give the appearance of favoritism as election time is coming again. No threat intended just a reminder that we expect you to honor your promise (s).

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Anonymous
5 years ago

The Next STEPP Center is a viable and important ministry to those who need it most. I fully support the Center and its mission.

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Pastor Martin Rainey
5 years ago

My Prayer is that City Council vote to approve The Stepp center Grant Request in Jesus Name. Amen!!!

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Mary Ashcraft
5 years ago

Care for impoverished families is desperately needed. Many women have no idea how to care for themselves or their children. Next Step serves that need.

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Lori Burton-Murphy
5 years ago

The Next.Stepp Center is definitely needed in the Community due to the various Free services & support offered withinOur African American community, hands down. I stand for All grants in favor for the center and support to continue to substain their services. Carole and staff have done an outstanding job throughout their years there. Please continue to support their efforts!!

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Trenia Cox
5 years ago

As a community advocate and 1st VP of the St. Petetsburg NAACP, I am requesting needed funding for services that disproportionately affect African American women. In too many cases, unplanned pregnancies can lead to the creation and continuation of the cycle of poverty and accompanying risk factors. I look forward to the expansion of Next Step services with the use of CRA dollars. This funding would allow clients to receive comprehensive family support services in a community where services are desperately needed and with greater accessibility. I am thanking you as City Council members for doing the right thing and for the right community. Your best leadership guided with a moral compass is much appreciated in regards to this funding request.

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Ameta Bowers
5 years ago

They do good work in our community!!! I have seen it first hand. They denser with this funding