It is my pleasure serving as Steps to Journeys' President and CEO. Many of our programs imitate my life. I’ve known personal adversity and struggle – poverty, homelessness, food insecurity and lack of access to resources to help elevate my status, all while the single parent of four children by the age of 24. After pulling myself up by the bootstraps, I can now "look back and give back."
Steps to Journeys has grown from an organization of 1 to a global employer of 25 in less than one year. Our staff represents the true definition of diversity – by location and by ethnicity. Employees sit remotely throughout the United States, Nigeria, the Philippines and Spain. It is important that our staff mirrors those we serve.
Even through a pandemic, your giving has not only kept our doors open, but allowed us to increase staff and programming, allowing us to do amazing work within low-income, minority and underserved communities.
Your donations speak loudly in your belief and trust in us to “do the right thing” by placing the financial resources in the “right places” – we’ve done just that. Transparency in reporting is essential to our relationship, one that we take seriously, not only as a federal requirement mandated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), but more importantly, you simply have the right to know where your donation dollars are going.
Thank you for allowing me to serve you and our communities throughout the world. I will continue to do and give my best to help others and impact their lives – Taking Steps and Making Journeys!!
Warmest Regards,
Jacob Reilly
President and CEO
