About Us
Stepping Together (ST) was formed in 1985 as a charitable foundation to provide health, educational, and social services to the Muslim community in response to increasing needs among the Bay Area Muslim community. The original goals were to support local Bay Area educational, social service and health care based organizations. In the past few years ST has developed into an Islamic Social Service Agency (ISSA) because of the increasing demands on the current membership within their communities.
Over time the members have help provide an array of services which include domestic violence intervention, improving health care access, financial services to the poor, and educational forums. Many of these services are needed in the various different ethnic and cultural communities within the larger muslim community. However, our services are not limited to Muslims because Many of these same problems are affecting the larger non-muslim community as well. This has fostered the development of collaborative efforts among the different religious communities.
We have begun projects in the area of health education and awareness, domestic violence counseling, services for incarcerated Muslims, and youth services. Members in our organization are motivated individuals of all ages and backgrounds, with training and expertise in the areas of public health, counseling, and working with undeserved communities and with a desire to fulfill the ideals of Islam as it relates to community development.
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