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Watch Kepler recap our 2024 Spring Sickle Cell Campference

In March 2024, we hosted a four-day residential Spring Campference for sixteen teens and young adults, ages 18-29, living...

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Join our 2024 Summer Campference for young people living with a chronic illness

We are hosting our annual Summer Campference for young people living with a chronic illness from Thursday, July 11...

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Join our 2024 Summer Campference for young people living with HIV

We are hosting our annual Summer Campference for young people living with HIV from Thursday, July 25 to Sunday,...

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Join our mentoring program this summer 2024

Do you have goals that you just can’t seem to make progress on? Maybe you feel like you know...

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Thank you and congratulations to our 2024 Boston Marathon team

All of us at Next Step want to send a huge thank you to our 2024 Boston Marathon team...

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Today is International Rare Disease Day

February 29th, the rarest day of the year, is International Rare Disease Day! It’s a day devoted to raising...

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Run the 2024 Falmouth Road Race

We have a special opportunity for you to add a prestigious national running race to your running resume while...

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We welcomed 20 new young people in January

You’re already making an impact this year. Because of your support, we welcomed over 20 new seriously ill young...

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Join Next Step Mentoring Program this spring

Do you have goals that you just can’t seem to make progress on? Maybe you feel like you know...

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Join STRIVE 2024 spring semester

Next Step STRIVE is a FREE weekly after-school mentorship program for teens living with Sickle Cell Disease in Boston,...

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