Our Impact
The Numbers Don’t Lie
In 2022, youth at StepStones did incredible things. 82% of youth are currently attending school or have graduated high school, 86% have obtained stable housing within 6 months in the program, and 75% of youth have stabilized their mental health and/or accessing mental health supports
Program Outputs and Outcomes
These year-to-year comparisons highlight key outputs and outcomes for youth in our program. Some metrics were not reported on prior to 2022 as we pivoted our modes of service to be able to offer urgently required supports to young people necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category | Output/Outcome | How it’s Calculated | 2020 Target | 2020 Actual | 2021 Target | 2021 Actual | 2022 Target | 2022 Actual | 2023 Target | 2024 Target |
Life-Skills | Workshops and Events Held | The total number of workshops, community events, and gatherings facilitated by StepStones staff for youth in our program and prospective youth | 50 | 55 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 60 |
Housing | Housing Subsidies Facilitate for Youth | The number of 1 month rental subsidies distributed to a youth in our programs each year | 75 | 90 | 90 | 117 | 120 | 140 | 140 | 150 |
Mental Health | Hours of Supportive Counselling and Service Navigation Provided | The number of hours of free support, therapy and counselling offered to youth in our programs | 1000 | 1370 | 2000 | 9350 | 10,000 | 14,560 | 12,000 | 14,000 |
Housing | Youth who reported having stable housing after 6 months of receiving housing support at StepStones | Based on youth reporting done every 6 months by their StepStones Connections Worker. Stable housing excludes living arrangements such as couch surfing, temporary/overnight shelters, homes with pending evictions, and homelessness. | – | – | – | – | 75% | 86% | 80% | 82% |
Education | Youth in our program that have either graduated or are attending high school | Based on youth reporting done every 6 months by their StepStones Connections Worker. Includes all youth in our program with a high school diploma and those that are actively engaged with high school school. Youth excluded are those without a diploma who are not pursuing one. | – | – | – | – | 78% | 82% | 79% | 80% |
Mental Health | Youth who have stabilized their mental health and/or are accessing mental health supports | Based on youth reporting done every 6 months by their StepStones Connections Worker. Stable mental health excludes those with recurrent mental helath symptoms that may affect behaviour but are not a danger to themselves or others, as well as those who experience suicidal ideation, severe difficulty day-to-day and are a danger to themselves and others. Of youth that are excluded we identify how many of them are currently accedding mental health supports. | – | – | – | – | 73% | 75% | 78% | 81% |
Youth Demographics
Understand more about the youth we serve who we reach with our program in 2022.
Number of Youth Served in our Program | 312 |
Youth that Identify as a Person of Colour | 65.4% |
Youth that Identify as Black | 38% |
Youth that Identify as Indigenous | 4% |
Youth that Identify as 2SLGBTQ+ | 21% |