"It just felt more like Christmas than any other Christmas I have had with my family, we were all there having fun.
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Read more about Christmas at Step by Step below.
Ben couldn’t be at home last Christmas because his father disowned him and told him to leave the family home. Ben didn’t have any relatives or friends he felt comfortable staying with. Read Ben's story.
Donate NowWe provide more than a roof over a head. We provide places where young people feel safe and supported to take the next step to a better life. Click on the numbers below to read more about our work, and what young people have to say about it.
"I just can't believe how much you have helped me already. Honestly, you guys have turned my life around from bad to really good."
"The skills they gave me, gave me the confidence to get out there and do what I do best – be myself."
"I grew as a person, including my self-esteem and confidence. I felt happier, experiencing more joy and laughter"
"I didn’t get on with my parents. Being here was the most epic time in my life. I am still in touch with staff"
"I would like to thank Step by Step for helping me. It has motivated me to do well, and the services offered have helped me more than I thought it would"
"At Step by Step I gained a family"
"Step by Step made me know what I want out of life"
"I am grateful for living here, the support and care from the staff"
"I’m really proud of myself. I really didn’t think I would be able to do half the things I do now. Thank you step by step"
"If you go to a good session it sets you up to feel motivated for the whole day"
"If you apply yourself to it, it’ll really help you – you get out what you put in"
"Step by Step helped me find something that I was really good at, for the first time in my life"
"It was the best Christmas I've ever had. We're like a family here at Step by Step"
"Staying at home wasn't an option for me. Being at Step by Step is so much calmer and much more fun."
"I feel like I was given lots of guidance by Step by Step with where to go from here and how to cope with my feelings"
"The service is local and very supportive and targeted around what you need help with."
"It is really rewarding. You can see the positive impact that you’re having."
Supported Lodging Host
"I input as much effort into them as I do with my own children"
Supported Lodging Host
"Step by Step helps young people turn despair into hope and helps them gain the life and work skills to turn that hope into reality"
Supporter, Rowledge Methodist Church, Surrey
"I really feel that homelessness is a real pressure point, if organisations like Step by Step are not there then it can go badly wrong"
"Step by Step allows me to feel proud of myself for being involved and inspired by the young people that I meet"
"I feel Step by Step value my experience...and see potential in me. This has helped my self-confidence greatly"
"It gives me a great deal of satisfaction, and I feel privileged to work with the young people and feel that they have bags of potential"
"I get to see incredible changes...and this is inspirational"
Christmas might be over for another year, but you can still donate to our ongoing work throughout the year.
"It just felt more like Christmas than any other Christmas I have had with my family, we were all there having fun.