About Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones is a Scottish Charity working to achieve positive change for children and families through early intervention.
Our aims are;
- To support families wellbeing, building resilience and capacity
- To reduce the isolation experienced by young parent families
- And to support the development of both parents and children’s confidence, self-esteem and skills.
Principles and Values
We work alongside families to build on their strengths and capacities, ensuring they have equal access to services which support them to achieve their full potential. We believe in an early intervention approach and offering services which are
- Non-stigmatising
- Holistic and relational
- Responsive and timely
- Flexible
- Community based
- Underpinned by children’s rights
- Therapeutic
Governance
Stepping Stones is managed by a Board of Directors, who are elected from the company membership at annual general meetings. The Board ensures responsible stewardship of the company business and strategic development of the organisation as whole.
The Board employees a Chief Executive who is charged with task of developing services in line with the agreed strategy and the overall management of the organisation.
Strategic Plan for 2025-27
The publication of our Strategic Plan for 2025-2027 is a source of great pleasure among all of us at Stepping Stones. The Plan was many months in the making, and we received considerable help from Community Enterprise’s Accelerate programme for which we are very grateful.
Families, staff and trustees, as well as supporters of the project, were all involved in the process. What emerged was a statement of our shared values and vision for Stepping Stones and for our families. The Plan sets out how we all intend to deliver on that. It reminds us that together we make a difference.
Alastair Duncan, Chair of Stepping Stones North Edinburgh
Life before Stepping Stones was quite complicated and we didn’t know that services like this existed, and when we did end up getting it, it gave us a lot of help and different things. It wasn’t even just about the kids, it was about our relationship as well.
We accept referrals for families living in North Edinburgh who meet any of the below criteria;
- young parent families under the age of 25
- pregnant and expecting a child
- experiencing challenging circumstances and in need of emotional and social support
- where a child could benefit from one to one support either within or out with school