Steppingstone, Boston

Steppingstone prepares students from historically marginalized communities to access, navigate, and graduate from college.

• In Boston, we provide academic, social-emotional, and college readiness programming from as early as fifth grade and continuing through college graduation.
• Nationally, we connect the people, practices, and innovations essential for eliminating barriers to college and career success.

Our Impact

At Steppingstone, we invest in futures. We work to eliminate barriers and close equity gaps in education to positively impact Scholars, their families, and our larger community. With over 30 years of experience serving more than 1,400 Scholars each year, our results are proven.

The Need

In Boston, the vast majority of public school students never earn a bachelor’s degree.

In the United States, the jobs of the future will likely be concentrated in high-wage fields (such as healthcare, engineering, mathematics, science, and technology), which typically require employees to have college degrees. In addition, college graduates are less likely to be unemployed than high school graduates.

Steppingstone’s work has never been more urgent and more important.

We provide college-access programs to families who dream of college for their children, but face serious obstacles. It’s our job to help students navigate barriers on the way to fulfilling their aspirations.