Who
We Are
We are a trusted local organization dedicated to meeting essential needs during the most critical stages of a child's life. When our neighbors thrive, our entire community prospers.
Our Story
Charlottesville is home to a wide array of nonprofits, each playing an important role in improving our community's quality of life. Stepping Stone was established in 2022 to meet a unique need: providing diapers and essential supplies to families across Central Virginia — strengthening child health, restoring dignity, and supporting economic stability. The items we provide include diapers and wipes, new and gently used baby clothes, strollers, car seats, and pack 'n plays (view full list here). By focusing on this underserved demographic and age range, we help ensure the most vulnerable members of our community start life on the right foot.
Our Leadership
Extending compassion to those in need has always been a top priority for Ashely Schneider. At a young age, she read to residents at a retirement home in Richmond and interned with an organization that provided summer camp experiences for children whose mothers were incarcerated. Through Stepping Stone, Ashely continues to show her deep concern for people who need a touch of grace.
Since moving to Charlottesville in 2013, she has invested her time and heart in this community. Ashely serves on the Friends of the Library Board for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library and the Hummingbird Fund Board, an accelerator for innovation in ALS research and advocacy.
The mother of ten-year-old twins, Ashely knows firsthand what's needed at each phase of raising infants and young children. As Executive Director of Stepping Stone, she puts that knowledge to work, making sure children have the resources they need to grow and thrive.
Our Parters
When it comes to ensuring children have access to daily essentials, Stepping Stone relies on referrals from organizations in Charlottesville and Albemarle County that share our mission and have identified families in need.
Albemarle County Department of Social Services (ACDSS)
Albemarle County Public Schools
Benjamin Hair Just Swim for Life
Birth Sisters of Charlottesville
Care Portal
Central Virginia Violence Interrupters
Charlottesville Department of Social Services
Charlottesville Health Services CVHS
Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Community Attention Foster Families (CAFF)
Cville Tulips
International Neighbors Charlottesville
International Rescue Committee
Jefferson Madison Regional Library
Offender Aid and Restoration - Jefferson Area Community Corrections (OAR - JACC)
Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville
People Places
Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. (CASA)
Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC)
Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA)
Rosemary Miller, President
Jill Cady, Treasurer
Colleen Chulis, Secretary
Michael Coleman
Railey Testerman
Dustin Baellow
Jasmine Davis
Gabriela Moore
Ashley Woodard
Ashely Schneider, Executive Director
Our Board