Member Programs

Our programming team uses a member-driven and trauma-informed approach to ensure that members’ needs are met.

Please contact us here or (877) STEPS-55 (877-783-7755) for more information about our services, or to join as a member.

Clinical Support

The transition from ultra-Orthodox life to secular society can be daunting. Our one-on-one counseling services offer personalized support, while our peer support programs give members the chance to learn about the larger world and make supportive connections.

Visit Clinical Support

Education

Footsteps members can meet with our staff to discuss educational scholarships, connect with volunteers, education coaches and peer study buddies, and obtain resources to navigate educational settings.

Visit Education Support

Career Services

Footsteps helps members secure gainful employment by providing personalized career coaching, referring them as viable candidates for available work opportunities, connecting them to career mentors, and providing them with financial support if they are participating in unpaid internships or vocational training.

Visit Career Services

Family Justice Initiative

Navigating the legal system while transitioning out of the ultra-Orthodox community can be overwhelming. We help families through processes of divorce, custody, and more, including: access to legal representation, individual counseling for emotional impacts of divorce and custody proceedings, and peer support groups.

Visit Family Justice Initiative

Community Engagement

Footsteps offers many different opportunities to connect with fellow travelers, including: holiday and milestone celebrations, social events, cultural experiences, as well as funding to host your own.

Visit Community Engagement

Communications + Field Building

Footsteps provides opportunities for members to participate in our online communications, storytelling workshops, educational webinars, and events and conferences related to the experience of leaving insular religious communities. We also train clinical and organizational partners in cultural competency.

Visit Field Building

Footsteps is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and respectful community for all
members. Part of that commitment includes striving to prevent and address conduct that
violates our Member Safety Guidelines.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have questions, this is the place to look first. Check out what people ask us most often to find your answer.

Volunteer Services

Footsteps has a cohort of over 500+ volunteers available to support your journey in leading a self-determined life.

get to know footsteppers

Footsteps members experiences are varied – read more of their stories.

Invite Footsteps to your inbox. We’ll share our latest news, interviews, event recaps, and more!

877-STEPS-55