For 35 years, the St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP) has provided food, clothing and other assistance to community members in need, including some Jewish families. After three moves in the past 18 months, STEP has finally settled into its new permanent home at 6812 W. Lake St. and is reaching out to the community for their support.

The STEPing Forward Capital Campaign, co-chaired by Elissa Heilicher and Camille Schroeder, has set a goal to raise $1.3 million by June 2011 to cover the cost of the new building’s mortgage. The purchase price of the building was $850,000, with an additional $50,000 to $60,000 in building necessities, such as a sprinkler system and a fire emergency door.
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Locally, STEP has received grants from the Bremer Foundation and the Mount Sinai Foundation, among others, but most grants will not contribute funds to a capital campaign.

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