Mission
Remove barriers to Long-Acting, Reversible, Contraceptives (LARC) and provide women a step ahead to maximize their potential in East Tennessee.
Vision
A community where all people can reach their goals, maximize their potential, and realize their dreams.
History
A Step Ahead Foundation was founded in Memphis in 2011 by Claudia Haltom, driven by her 17 years of experience as a Juvenile Court Judicial Magistrate. From the bench, Haltom often saw and ruled on cases in which the parent was a single mother who had become pregnant while she was in school, dropped out, and had one or more babies before she was emotionally, physically, or financially prepared to provide for her children.
Before A Step Ahead Foundation was founded, these young women did not have easy access to the most effective methods of reversible birth control. Claudia Haltom resolved to devote her retirement to make sure these young women had access to birth control so they could plan their futures and achieve their full potential.
After seeing the success of A Step Ahead Foundation in Memphis, numerous cities across the state have sought to bring the life changing mission of A Step Ahead to their cities. We hope to see the same incredible outcomes in East Tennessee as seen in Memphis.
Before A Step Ahead Foundation was founded, these young women did not have easy access to the most effective methods of reversible birth control. Claudia Haltom resolved to devote her retirement to make sure these young women had access to birth control so they could plan their futures and achieve their full potential.
After seeing the success of A Step Ahead Foundation in Memphis, numerous cities across the state have sought to bring the life changing mission of A Step Ahead to their cities. We hope to see the same incredible outcomes in East Tennessee as seen in Memphis.
