The bell ringing season starts each November and runs through Christmas Eve, when the red kettles are packed away for the season. Volunteers are the difference between an empty kettle and one that raises about $30 per hour – enough to provide a family with two bags of groceries, or shelter an individual for a night.
An estimated 13,300 youth in Minnesota experience homelessness over the course of a year. They are some of the least visible and most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness. With the cold weather approaching, you can help give HOPE this holiday season by helping ensure that young people are not left out in the cold!
The Waddle is back! Help support Stepping Stone on Thanksgiving Day by waddling off your (soon to be) gobble*. Taking place right here at our shelter (or virtually), Waddle Off Your Gobble is a fundraising walk open to individuals, families, and sponsors that want to help raise our goal of: 2 nights of shelter x 66 beds=$13,728.
Bring a toy to the Coon Rapids Ice Center and receive BOGO public skating admission.
Join the City of Anoka on Saturday, December 2, 2023 for the 33rd Annual Anoka Tree Lighting Event! Bring the family for a visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, enjoy food and music, horse-drawn trolley rides, bonfires, carolers, and of course the countdown to the lighting of the tree!
Join us for a community celebration! Enjoy cocoa and cookies, take pictures with Santa and listen to live music. There will be snow hills to play on and fire pits to keep warm. Make sure you stay for the countdown to a twinkling light display on the tree and fireworks! Non-perishable food and monetary donations will be accepted at the event for the Coon Rapids High School Food Shelf and Cardinal Compassion Fund.