"I am a Bad Ass," Naia

Because of your support, Naia, a 26-year-old cancer survivor, credited Next Step for that important self-realization on their journey from uncertainty and fear to "I Believe In Me."

"Seeing others go through things and how they are navigating it — it gives you a reference for how you can navigate your own journey," Naia.

As part of the Next Step team, you have made it possible for this year to be our biggest programming year in a decade. You helped us:

✅ Deliver 367 free programs

✅ Launch a new 1-to-1 mentoring program

✅ Take our workshops into clinics and hospitals across the country

✅ Expand our virtual programming to serve more youth in more places

But there is more work to be done. We continue to move forward with aggressive plans to leverage our most impactful mentoring, music, and community programs to serve more young people struggling with serious chronic illnesses than ever before.

Please continue to be part of the Next Step team with a gift to our annual appeal. We aim to raise $70,000 this holiday season to continue to grow our free programming for seriously ill young people in 2024.

Donate at the link in our bio.

Your tax-deductible donation will help more young people find the Bad Ass in themselves.

Thank you.

Warm regards,

@billkubicek

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"Transformation happens on an individual level and a community level at a lot of our Campferences."

Listen to Emily, Next Steps Community Program Coordinator, explain the magic that one of our participants experienced at one of Next Step`s FREE Campference program.

Visit the link in our bio to learn about our Campferences, and other Community programs that we host.

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You did it! Because of the amazing Next Step community, we passed our goal of $10,000 yesterday and received another $10,000 from a matching gift.

Every dollar we raised on Giving Tuesday will go towards expanding our Next Step Mobile program to more partner healthcare providers across the northeast. Bringing that Next Step magic directly to young people is the best way to engage with even more young people and encourage them to attend additional programs.

We can’t express how much we appreciate every single one of you and we look forward to sharing the successes of these future programs with you!

Thank you!

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Giving Tuesday is almost over, but we still need your help!

Donate at the link in our bio and help us bring the Next Step magic to as many seriously ill young people as possible. Every single dollar counts towards inspiring young people to see past their illness.

From all of our Next Step Mobile programs this year, we’ve welcomed 50 more young people into the Next Step community. Imagine what we could do with 20 more of these programs next year. We can make this happen together.

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We’re halfway through Giving Tuesday and on our way towards our goal! Every donation counts whether it’s $5, $50, or $500 — your funds go directly towards programs that help young people with serious illnesses believe in themselves.

Our Next Step Mobile program has had an amazing impact on our ability to reach even more teens and young adults! Of the programs we hosted last year, all of our partners said they’d like us to host another program to reach even more of their patients.

Donate at the link in our bio lto help us work with even more partners in the healthcare industry across the country.

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We are so close to a matching $10,000 gift for Giving Tuesday! Help us and donate any amount now to bring FREE community and life-skill building opportunities to critically ill teens and young adults in active treatment through our new Next Step Mobile program.

Visit the link in our bio to donate!


Watch Christina D`Angelo, a Pediatric Psychologist at @hasbrochildrens in Providence, Rhode Island, give an inside look at the impact our Next Step Mobile program has had on her patients.


$5, $50 or $500. Every dollar matters as we inch closer to our Giving Tuesday goal of $20,000. Thank you. You are changing lives.

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Today’s Giving Tuesday, and we’re on a mission!

Help us reach our goal of $10,000 by midnight tonight, and we’ll receive a $10,000 matching gift! This is your opportunity to turn $10,000 into $20,000 so we can bring our Next Step Mobile programming to 20 clinics and hospitals in 2024.

Over the past year, we’ve hosted 10 programs and we want to double our visits next year. Donate $5, $50 or $500. Any amount helps. Donate at the link in our bio!

Seriously ill young people in treatment need a community like Next Step to know that they are not alone. We couldn’t do this without you

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