St. Stephen's Community House is a settlement house that provides vital community services to the Linden area of Northeast Columbus. Serving all members of the community regardless of religious affiliation, St. Stephen's nurtures its children with day care and education; strengthens the family with social services and parenting classes; cares for community senior citizens with critical services and respect; and provides its neighbors with the basic needs of food, housing assistance, clothing and health care. Priority is given to clients from the immediate service area, yet no one in need is ever turned away. St. Stephen's multigenerational programming and wide range of services strive to address the physical, social and emotional needs of its neighbors. This holistic approach reinforces opportunities for relationships to develop, within and across different programs, among people from different parts of the community, and over time. St. Stephen's has helped keep the fabric of Greater Linden strong by establishing a norm that values reciprocity: people are expected to give as well as to receive, to give back to their community by creating the same opportunities for others that they themselves have benefited from.
We follow a mission that guides everything we do: Improve the lives of others by mobilizing the caring power of our community. We pursue a vision that keeps us moving toward an even brighter future: Build a community in which everyone has the aspirations, resources, and opportunities to reach their fullest potential. We advance the common good. We LIVE UNITED.
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On November 4th, 2008 Proposition 8 passed, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. In the wake of the defeat, there has been a groundswell of initiative from within the community at grassroots level. Seizing this opportunity, new political and protest organizations are forming almost daily. The NOH8 Campaign is a photo project & silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. The campaign started with portraits of everyday Californians who support Marriage Equality and soon rose to celebrities, military personnel, brothers & sisters, law enforcement, lesbian mothers, directors, politicians, newlyweds, and more, Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths symbolizing their voices not being heard and NOH8 painted on one cheek in protest. From the NO H8 campaign website, www.noh8campaign.com.
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