LifeSTEPS is adding Enhanced Care Management (ECM) to its supportive healthcare services portfolio. Effective January 2022, with the launch of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), LifeSTEPS will partner with Anthem and the Department of Health Care Services to offer ECM to the highest-need Medi-Cal recipients. LifeSTEPS proudly played a key role in the design […]
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With her infectious smile and upbeat personality, it’s hard to believe the road Melinda* walked to get where she is today. As a childhood victim of molestation and then a victim of rape at the age of 21, Melinda experienced subsequent struggles with alcoholism due to post traumatic stress disorder. She found herself homeless for […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Allison Marinohttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngAllison Marino2022-01-05 09:19:572022-01-05 10:51:57Supportive Housing: Providing a Light at the End of the Tunnel
LifeSTEPS’ Los Angeles Valley team is busy making holiday wishes come true for our youngest residents this week! Thanks to efforts by our Director of Social Services Krystal Alvarez, Sgt. Emely with the Pasadena Toys for Tots Division personally visited several LifeSTEPS communities and helped distribute more than 1,200 toys to the children and their […]
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Our Executive Director Beth Southorn met with intensive case management staff yesterday in Los Angeles, and witnessed miracles of transformation in residents served through LifeSTEPS’ permanent supportive services programs. Following LifeSTEPS’ core values of integrity, innovation, empowerment, respect and personal growth, our intensive case managers help homeless and formerly homeless individuals and families attain housing […]
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These two love LifeSTEPS’ After School Program (ASP), which touched the lives of nearly 5,000 children and youth across California in 2021. Our curriculum and structured activities focus on being safe, respectful and responsible, and most of all, having fun while learning. Plus, having a caring and consistent place to maintain structure helps LifeSTEPS’ youngest […]
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Rayvonte Toliver’s passion for working with children caught the attention of LifeSTEPS Director of Social Services Ronita at the affordable housing community where he lives with his parents and siblings. Admiring his eagerness to help others, Ronita suggested that he interview for an open position supporting LifeSTEPS’ After School Program (ASP) at a nearby apartment […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Allison Marinohttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngAllison Marino2021-11-29 09:50:132021-11-29 13:17:56After School Program Coordinator Rayvonte Toliver is Changing Lives
Thanks to the collaboration between State Assembly Member Miguel Santiago, the City of Vernon and LifeSTEPS, nearly 60 residents rolled up their sleeves yesterday to receive their COVID-19 booster vaccine at Hollenbeck Terrace. LifeSTEPS residents spoke with Assembly Member Santiago, and expressed thanks at being able to receive their vaccine onsite at Hollenbeck Terrace, an […]
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Forty-one-year old Megan* was fighting for her life. She had lost touch with her daughter and was in desperate need of mental health services. Battling drug addiction while dealing with bipolar disorder was more than she could handle, and she needed a support system and a light at the end of the tunnel. Megan soon […]
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Three cheers for LifeSTEPS resident Caleb for graduating to the next swim level! Thanks to our partner AMCAL’s commitment to building stronger families and communities through the Partnership for HOPE Fund, Caleb and other at-risk and low-income youth are able to participate in sports or activities that would be unavailable to them because of the […]
After 19 years of dedicated service to LifeSTEPS, Meredith Chillemi, our Senior Director of Support and Health Services, announced her plan to accept a new position with the Helen Keller National Center. We want to thank Meredith for her friendship, guidance and mentorship. Meredith truly inspires those around her to be better, and her commitment […]
https://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.png00Allison Marinohttps://lifestepsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LifeSTEPS_LOGO2007_burgundy-1.pngAllison Marino2021-11-08 11:28:002021-11-08 11:28:00A Fond Farwell to Meredith Chillemi
LifeSTEPS Adds Enhanced Care Management (ECM) to its supportive healthcare services portfolio
LifeSTEPS is adding Enhanced Care Management (ECM) to its supportive healthcare services portfolio. Effective January 2022, with the launch of California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), LifeSTEPS will partner with Anthem and the Department of Health Care Services to offer ECM to the highest-need Medi-Cal recipients. LifeSTEPS proudly played a key role in the design […]
Supportive Housing: Providing a Light at the End of the Tunnel
With her infectious smile and upbeat personality, it’s hard to believe the road Melinda* walked to get where she is today. As a childhood victim of molestation and then a victim of rape at the age of 21, Melinda experienced subsequent struggles with alcoholism due to post traumatic stress disorder. She found herself homeless for […]
Making wishes come true for LifeSTEPS youngest residents
LifeSTEPS’ Los Angeles Valley team is busy making holiday wishes come true for our youngest residents this week! Thanks to efforts by our Director of Social Services Krystal Alvarez, Sgt. Emely with the Pasadena Toys for Tots Division personally visited several LifeSTEPS communities and helped distribute more than 1,200 toys to the children and their […]
Miracles of transformation through Permanent Supportive Housing
Our Executive Director Beth Southorn met with intensive case management staff yesterday in Los Angeles, and witnessed miracles of transformation in residents served through LifeSTEPS’ permanent supportive services programs. Following LifeSTEPS’ core values of integrity, innovation, empowerment, respect and personal growth, our intensive case managers help homeless and formerly homeless individuals and families attain housing […]
LifeSTEPS’ After School Program Reaches 5,000 Youth in 2021
These two love LifeSTEPS’ After School Program (ASP), which touched the lives of nearly 5,000 children and youth across California in 2021. Our curriculum and structured activities focus on being safe, respectful and responsible, and most of all, having fun while learning. Plus, having a caring and consistent place to maintain structure helps LifeSTEPS’ youngest […]
After School Program Coordinator Rayvonte Toliver is Changing Lives
Rayvonte Toliver’s passion for working with children caught the attention of LifeSTEPS Director of Social Services Ronita at the affordable housing community where he lives with his parents and siblings. Admiring his eagerness to help others, Ronita suggested that he interview for an open position supporting LifeSTEPS’ After School Program (ASP) at a nearby apartment […]
COVID-19 Booster Clinic at Hollenbeck Terrace
Thanks to the collaboration between State Assembly Member Miguel Santiago, the City of Vernon and LifeSTEPS, nearly 60 residents rolled up their sleeves yesterday to receive their COVID-19 booster vaccine at Hollenbeck Terrace. LifeSTEPS residents spoke with Assembly Member Santiago, and expressed thanks at being able to receive their vaccine onsite at Hollenbeck Terrace, an […]
Finding Stability Through Permanent Supportive Housing
Forty-one-year old Megan* was fighting for her life. She had lost touch with her daughter and was in desperate need of mental health services. Battling drug addiction while dealing with bipolar disorder was more than she could handle, and she needed a support system and a light at the end of the tunnel. Megan soon […]
AMCAL Youth Scholarship Recipient Learns to Swim!
Three cheers for LifeSTEPS resident Caleb for graduating to the next swim level! Thanks to our partner AMCAL’s commitment to building stronger families and communities through the Partnership for HOPE Fund, Caleb and other at-risk and low-income youth are able to participate in sports or activities that would be unavailable to them because of the […]
A Fond Farwell to Meredith Chillemi
After 19 years of dedicated service to LifeSTEPS, Meredith Chillemi, our Senior Director of Support and Health Services, announced her plan to accept a new position with the Helen Keller National Center. We want to thank Meredith for her friendship, guidance and mentorship. Meredith truly inspires those around her to be better, and her commitment […]