Ordered Steps Incorporated

Ordered Steps Incorporated gives women who have faced obstacles opportunities to live as productive citizens as they become leaders in their communities.

Ordered Steps Incorporated was originally established in 2003 in Columbia, Maryland. We began serving only formerly incarcerated women. Our 1-year program was being filled through the Anne Arundel County judicial system. We started this mom-and-pop organization in 1100 square feet of our home basement. After posing the question to many of the female inmates, "why do you keep coming back to jail." The answer was one all too familiar, they had nowhere to go accept back to where they committed the crime or to living on the street. The organization thrived for several years and like with many things, life began to try and move us in a different direction, and we had to close those doors in 2007, but we are a resilient organization.

In January 2020, we emerged. The only difference is now we are in Long Beach, California and we have expanded our service population to homeless women and formerly incarcerated female Veterans. However, if the story goes as, it normally does these two populations can overlaps as recidivism and homeless can go together.

Ordered Steps Inc. offers classes, workshops and mentoring programs in our training center. These programs focus on developing a specific skill along with character development, leadership training, coaching programs and more. Our workshops and programs help reduce the recidivism rate for formerly incarcerate women and also to aid homeless women Veterans in finding and pursuing their life purpose. While providing a safe environment to be nurtured and receive vital life skill principals.

Testimonials

Client S stated "if it had not been for Ordered Steps Incorporated, she would be still living on the street."
Client A stated "thank you so very much for all you do for me."