Organizations Filed Purposes:
Steps of Love is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization with a mission to help youth in Mexico break the cycle of poverty by facilitating access to opportunities for a quality education.
Educational Programs - Steps of Love partners with Asistencia Integral Para Menores de Puerto Peñasco (AIM Peñasco), a Mexican civil association in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, which develops and operates programs that empower youth through education. Steps of Love provides program and technical support, as well as financial support that funds tuition, registration, exam fees, uniforms, books, and school supplies, as well as 4 homework clubs. The 4th club, opened in 2019, is designated for middle and high school students, with over 50 attending daily. The clubs are collaborative environments located in each neighborhood offering homework help/tutoring, remediation, and a safe place to spend time after school. During 2019 the program grew from 503 to 588 youth in kindergarten through college. This includes 13 special needs students who are provided with private school tuition in order to be integrated into school alongside their peers. 98% of the students advanced to the next grade level.
Foundational Needs - Steps of Love assists AIM Peñasco in meeting the basic needs of the families and youth they serve so that these students have a better chance to succeed in school and reach their full potential. We provide financial support for up to 279 students to receive vouchers for food, transportation, and medical and dental services on an as needed basis. Transportation is also provided to special needs students in the program to attend therapy and medical appointments. Additionally, Steps of Love helps cultivate volunteers to assist with home repairs, medical and dental care, clothing/food donations, and more. In 2019 Steps of Love worked with over 300 volunteers from groups in both the U.S. and Mexico including Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs, churches, and other advocacy groups.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Claire Bashaw | Executive Director | 40 | $51,421 |
| William Ridenour | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
| Luis Ramirez | Board Member/Chair of the Board of Directors | 1 | $0 |
| Bette Jo Wiggins | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
| Jesus Campa | Board Member/Vice Chair of the Board of Directors | 1 | $0 |
| Niki Ramirez | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Duncan | Board Member | 30 | $0 |
| Cynthia Connelly | Treasurer of the Board of Directors | 10 | $0 |
| Laura Wood | Secretary of the Board of Directors | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Snyder | Chair of the Board of Directors | 2 | $0 |
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