Volunteer Spotlight: 13-year-old collects 600 pairs of shoes
by Lauren Hack A quick post to celebrate one of our great volunteers. Thirteen-year-old Kylie from Florence, Kentucky, hosted a shoe drive last month and collected 642 pairs of shoes!…
Community Shoe Drive in Peoria
When communities come together to collect shoes, they support water projects around the world. That is exactly what one Peoria community did. When accountant Denise Henderson from Peoria, IL saw…
Meet the Interns
This summer, we welcome a new group of interns with backgrounds and interests ranging from international relations, to economic development, to environmental earth science. Join us in welcoming them and…
CQ Jam
Enjoy great live music and support global safe water projects at the same time! August 9th at 4:00 pm Don't miss out on CQ Jam! It will be a fun…
Water Challenge: Jennifer Simpson's Story
Guest blogger Jennifer Simpson shares how she got involved with WaterStep and what motivates her to collect shoes. For more on shoe collection and how you can support safe water…
Thank You – Give Local Louisville!
Thank you for making Give Local Louisville such a success! We were blown away by your response - a total of $23,858 was raised, before matching funds. These funds will…
Emma Rider: Quenching Soles
Join us and our team as we support Emma Rider to continue saving lives with safe water. If Emma wins the Jefferson Lead360 Award, she could travel to Thailand, Fiji,…
Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Holden
It is because of the passion and dedication of volunteers like Bob Holden that WaterStep is able to continue on our mission to save lives with safe water. Not only…
Give Local Louisville
Visit the Give Local Louisville page to learn more about how to give on May 6. We are counting down to May 6th when Give Local Louisville will give Louisvillians…
World Water Day: How Water and Energy Save Lives
It seems simple, just a round container connected to pipe. But this simple design is changing the way many live their day-to-day lives. The WaterBall was designed by engineer Kyle…
The WaterBall Rolls Out for World Water Day
In celebration of World Water Day today, we are rolling out the new WaterBall to our partners in Ethiopia and Kenya! Every day, a woman in the developing world might…
Nonprofit Challenges & the Role of Millennials
Victoria Shover, WaterStep Ambassador reporting in! The moment I learned of my acceptance into the Fulbright Program as an English Teaching Assistant in Spain, I immediately began to wonder about…