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You helped Naia say “I believe in me”

“I am a Bad Ass.” Because of of your support, Naia, a 26-year-old cancer survivor, credited Next Step for...

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Congrats to our Turkish Airlines raffle winners!

Congratulations to Peg Carlson and Wayne Dennison for winning a pair of round trip airline tickets with Turkish Airlines...

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Attend the 2023 Tackle Sickle Cell Casino Night

Join us on Monday, October 2nd from 7pm to 10pm at the 2023 Tackle Sickle Cell Casino Night hosted...

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Join STRIVE this Fall!

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

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Join our FREE Fall Campference

We are hosting our annual Fall Campference for young adults living with chronic illness from Friday, October 20 to...

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Join our FREE mentoring program

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

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Meet Emily, our new Community Program Coordinator

We have exciting news! Meet Emily Efland, our new Community Program Coordinator! Emily joins us all the way from...

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Our second Summer Campference was so much fun!

We had so much fun at our second 2023 Summer Campference last weekend. Games were played, life skills were...

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Our first 2023 Summer Campference was a hit!

Our first 2023 Summer Campference was a hit! New friendships were made, inspiring music and art was created and...

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We are hiring a Development Director

Organization: Next Step Position: Development Director Location: Hybrid – 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA Next Step is hiring...

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