About Us

A Stepping Stone Foundation (ASSF) transforms lives through  quality two-generation education and creates success for families of limited opportunities through our tuition-free program LEAF (Literacy Elevates Arizona Families), an education solution for disadvantaged young children and their families.

ASSF provides early childhood education throughout the regular school year. Children enrolled in LEAF for six months or more enter kindergarten ahead of their peers.  Our LEAF program requires a high level of parental obligations including GED/Basic Adult Education, English  and parenting classes, volunteering in their child’s  classrooms and monthly home visits by teachers (with COVID mitigation procedures in place). This highly intense program includes contractual participation for a full school-year from the parents and multiple family members enrolled when possible.