Music at Next Step programs helps our teen and young adult participants to come together, to break the ice so that they feel comfortable sharing their life stories with each other.

Music is also a great, new, way for these young people to express themselves, a new way to look at their chronic disease and all of the ways it has impacted their life.

Visit the link in our bio to listen to some of the amazing songs written by Next Step participants.

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We are almost halfway to our goal of raising $48,000 with about three weeks until the 2021 @falmouthroadrace ! Please donate to our 2021 team. No donation is too small. Thank you!

Here is why one of our runners joined Team Next Step this summer:

"So many young people who come to Next Step have missed opportunities and milestones across the board, including outlets for self-expression. It gives me great joy to know that I can help play a meaningful role in improving the quality of life for these young people living with cancer, HIV, and rare genetic disorders.”

Consider making a donation to Team Next Step (link in our bio) so that we can offer our programs to even more young people!

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We finished up our third Summer Campference this past weekend and thought it was a good time to remind our social media audience that all of our programs are 100% free to our teen and young adult participants.

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Have you ever been part of a community where you're in the middle of an arts and craft session that turns into an impromptu dance party? That's just one of the crazy things you might experience at a Next Step program.

Our programs are designed to let teens and young adults living with cancer, HIV, and rare genetic disorders to look beyond their diagnosis and just be themselves.

Visit the link in our bio and learn how you can become part of our community

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At Next Step programs, volunteer mentors educate teen and young adults living with cancer, HIV, and rare genetic disorders participants on important skills, like how to navigate the health insurance and health care worlds, to help equip them as they journey into the world of adult medical care.

These young people also help to educate each other by sharing their own experiences living with a chronic illness.

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We had our 3rd and final Summer Campference new participant orientation last night and is in full swing starting today!

Campference programs use community, music, and mentorship programming to help teens and young adults with cancer, HIV, and rare genetic disorders come together to have fun, learn important life skills, and participate in arts and music programs. They're 1 weekend that incorporates all of the different programs that we offer.

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At Next Step programs music is used in a number of ways. Sometimes it serves as an icebreaker, as well as a community-building tool.

We also have our Song Studio program, an opportunity to work one-on-one with our music therapist to write and perform their own original songs.

Visit the link in our bio to listen to the results of some of those Song Studio sessions!

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