Mission Statement
Rehabilitation Through Living
To be with our clients as they face the challenges of day to day living, to help them build confidence in their skills, confidence in themselves, and develop social roles of their choice.

Stepping Stones embraces the philosophy that individuals with chronic mental illnesses will succeed at varying degrees of independence from the mental health system and some may require life-long supportive care to break the cycle of repeated hospitalizations and homelessness. Our mission is to help the individuals we serve face the challenges of daily living by developing competent skills, self-confidence and the social roles of their choice.

Vision Statement
Stepping Stones will build and maintain an organization that can continue our specialized work to provide a broad array of high quality, cost effective services which will enable us to serve those individuals with mental or emotional illness who have not been, or cannot be, served elsewhere.

At Stepping Stones, we accomplish our mission with several approaches; first we provide the management and supervision necessary to help our clients feel secure and at ease in their daily routines. We want our clients to be as active and productive as possible. Second, we teach our clients basic living skills such as personal hygiene, housekeeping, shopping, cooking and management of their money. These "survival" skills are taught within the living environment, where they will have the greatest impact. Third, we link our clients to vital services and resources in the community they will need to achieve and sustain their progress. It is our goal to provide the most complete opportunity possible for our clients to be participating, working members of the Rockford community.