Christopher Ludlow Online

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.