“Through interacting with other Next Step attendees, I have learned that I am not alone. I have learned that there are people out there who struggle with some of the same things and that even though we may live in different areas, we can still have those connections"⠀
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If you come to a Next Step Summer Campference, you'll get the opportunity to spend time with your peers who "get it". You can share your life story, as well as learn from theirs. These programs are a chance to forge life long friendships, and people to lean on when life puts up another road block.⠀
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➡️ To join this community, apply to our Summer Campference program in our bio link!
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#SummerCampference #ibelieveinme #teens #youngadults #cancer #HIV #raregeneticdisorders #community #apply #join #free #freeprogram ...

We can't say enough good things about all of the amazing Next Step volunteers! Without all of your help our programs and events would be dead in the water.⠀
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If you're looking to work first hand with our teens and young adults, help with logistics to make sure our programs and events run smoothly, or working at one of our events, we can always use an extra pair of hands.⠀
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If you'd like to get involved visit the link in our bio⠀
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#ibelieveinme #volunteer ...

To round out Small Business Week we're shouting out to our friends over at @heartbreakrunco ! For many years Heartbreak Hill has helped us to outfit our @BostonMarathon and @Falmouthroadrace runners.

Thank you!

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The @falmouthroadrace may be months away but Team Next Step is recruiting!⠀
This year's virtual race is between August 7th-14th. Run the race how you want, 7 miles in a day? Great. 1 mile a day? Awesome. ⠀
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Join team Next Sgtep and support our FREE programs for teens and young adults living with cancer, HIV, and rare genetic disorders. ⠀
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Sign up at the link in our bio⠀
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#FalmouthRoadrace #Ibelieveinme #falmouth #teens #youngadults #cancer #HIV #raregeneticdisorders #roadrace #run ...

We have another small business partner we want to highlight this week @DigitalSilverImaging⠀
For 5 years Digital Silver has donated a number of beautifully framed prints of iconic musicians like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful Dead. ⠀
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They've also donated gift cards for their printing services, everyone has that one photo they wish they could have framed on their shelf.⠀
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Thank you so much for your support!⠀
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Visit their website here: https://bit.ly/3eqFq9q ⠀
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As we continue with Small Business Week we want to give a shout out and HUGE thank you to @redbonesbbq

Redbones has donated some of their amazing pulled chicken to several of our programs and events that we hosted at our home in Central Square. From our Holiday party to a range of programs.

If you've never had any of their BBQ you're missing out!

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At Next Step we understand that there aren't too many places a teen or young adult living with a chronic illness can turn to, and that's what we're here to do. We bring these communities together and they're able to be with their peers and able to shed their diagnosis for a little while and just be themselves.⠀
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If you want to talk about your diagnosis with others, and how it affects your lived experience, it's a safe space to do that. If you're just looking for a community of friends, and not talking about your disease, you can do just that.⠀
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Apply for our Summer Campference program at the link in our bio and experience it for yourself!⠀
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#Ibelieveinme #summercampference #campference #teens #youngadults #cancer #HIV #raregeneticdisorders ...

"One life skill that Next Step helped me with is interviewing for a job. The staff helped me get two jobs. They setup practice interviews in their office and the process showed me how to standout over other candidates."⠀
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Interview skills are only one of several skills teens and young adults living with cancer, HIV, and rare genetic disorders can learn at a Next Step program. You can also get homework help, you can learn how to navigate the healthcare world, come join a Next Step program an learn for yourself.⠀
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#ibelieveinme #mentorship #teens #youngadults #cancer #HIV #raregeneticdisorders ...