CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Everyday inside of a warehouse in Charlottesville, volunteers with Stepping Stone Charlottesville are packing up and delivering diapers, clothes and other essential items for families in the area with young children up to 3 years old.
The organization was founded by its executive director, Ashely Schneider, in 2022. Reflecting on Stepping Stone’s founding, Schneider told Cville Right Now that she had young children of her own at the time and was grateful to receive hand-me-downs and have access to essential items for her kids.
She had heard about organizations across the country that helped provide other families with the same crucial access to baby essentials, but after speaking with some friends involved with local nonprofits, she discovered that type of organization didn’t exist in Charlottesville. So, she set out to start one…