ROCKFORD — A new group home that will serve 10 adults living with serious mental health issues is under construction at Newburg Road and Stony Creek Way, across from the Peterson Meadows retirement community.
Stepping Stones of Rockford, a nonprofit that provides residential services for people with serious and persistent mental illness, celebrated on Tuesday the groundbreaking on the new residences at 1480 Stony Creek Way.
The home will help the nonprofit increase access to needed care, potentially reducing homelessness and incarceration for individuals living with mental illness. Residents are provided supportive services that help them transition to more self-reliant housing, increase their education and gain employment…