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Empowering individuals and families in the poorest communities of The Americas, toward their sustainable development.

Step Up delivers compassionate support to people experiencing serious mental health issues, and persons who are experiencing chronic homelessness, to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the community. Through dynamic partnerships, we provide positive social and learning environments, vocational training, permanent supportive housing opportunities, and recovery services to empower individuals to cultivate lives of hope and dignity. We exercise innovative leadership and advocacy to increase public understanding, support and acceptance of all people living with serious mental health issues.

Our mission is to honor and appreciate the sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, providing resources, volunteer and employment opportunities, and a unique and authentic recognition opportunity to display their personal awards and decorations proudly, and assist with their mental health through the positive remembrance of their service.

The Pan American Development Foundation empowers disadvantaged people and communities in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve sustainable economic and social progress, strengthen their communities and civil society, promote democracy and governance, and prepare for and respond to natural disasters and humanitarian crises, thereby advancing the principles of the Organization of American States.