Steps Coalition

the steps coalition (steps) is a grass roots, locally governed coalition of 20+ non-profit, community, and civic organizations and leaders whose mission is to build a democratic movement to create a healthy, just, and equitable mississippi gulf coast. steps advances its mission by developing local leadership, supporting communities to advocate for their needs and by facilitating communication, coordination, and collaboration among our membership. since its inception, the steps coalition’s primary focus has been to advocate for under served communities on the mississippi gulf coast following hurricane katrina (2005) and the bp deep water horizon oil spill (2010). our goal is to help build a mississippi worth calling "home," and all of our work falls under our five focus areas: affordable housing, economic justice, preservation of historical communities, environmental justice, and human rights. in january of 2018, our organization commenced the process of developing the steps coalitio