Your Journey To Success Starts with Steepletown

Steepletown’s primary focus is to develop the skills and opportunities for disconnected young adults, ages 18-24, and young families to attain employment that moves them out of poverty.

Taste the West Side

It’s that time of year again! Taste the West Side is back with another year of great food, amazing auctions, and a wonderful opportunity to support your community, the West Side. Happening on March 20th, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. Get your tickets on our Taste the West Side page or…Continue reading “Taste the West Side”

Taste the West Side

5 Mar 20195 Mar 2019

Every Door Direct

In writing about the 25 years of Steepletown’s history, it was interesting to note that for the first half of Steepletown’s existence, we were focused almost exclusively on addressing the…

Meatless Fridays and Loving Our Neighbor

As Catholics prepare to embark on another Lenten journey, our minds quickly race to meatless Fridays and what we are going to give up for Lent. These Lenten traditions have…

The True Spirit of Christmas

21 Dec 201821 Dec 2018

The True Spirit of Christmas - It Is Better To Give Than Receive Holy Spirit Catholic Church has done a phenomenal job targeting our preschool families’ needs and providing support…

When “small change” makes a huge difference!

14 Dec 201814 Dec 2018

Ever have a coin jar where you throw the loose change from pants pockets, purses, and your vehicle’s console? I have. I am always amazed when I start to roll…

… Yet

20 Nov 201820 Nov 2018

Many of our participants come to Steepletown with negative emotions directed towards Mathematics. With that in mind, here at Steepletown, we often approach math with the word "YET." We may…

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A Catholic Thanksgiving

20 Nov 201820 Nov 2018

Central to our Christian faith is the celebration of Eucharist. While definitely referring to the consecrated body and blood of Jesus, this word originates from the Greek word εὐχαριστία (transliterated,…

Living the Dream

30 Oct 201830 Oct 2018

Ask Logan today how he is and he’ll answer: “livin the dream”. In February 2016 when he arrived at Steepletown, however; Logan wasn’t living the dream. In fact, he described…

Feeding Hungry Minds

16 Oct 201816 Oct 2018

Volunteering can be as easy as saying, “sure, let me try it.” Danny Eckert, who also goes by the name of “Squeeky Clean” (the name of his cleaning company) invited…

Katelyn Garvie

15 Oct 201815 Oct 2018

Katelyn Garvie began her journey with Steepletown in 2012, after moving to Grand Rapids and enrolling for GED preparation services. After recently dropping out of high school, Katelyn shared with…