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Meet Caiana, our new Community Program Coordinator
We have exciting news! Meet Caiana Luse, our new Community Program Coordinator! Caiana is an important part of our...
read moreWatch Next Step and Kendall Square Orchestra perform together!
We have exciting news to share with you! A group of Next Step participants living with serious illness had...
read moreYou can help Next Step close the gap.
We are less than $6,000 away from reaching our goal of $60,000 this holiday season! Please consider a tax-deductible...
read moreEthan is asking for help. Support Next Step.
This holiday season our goal is to raise $60,000, so that more young people living with cancer, HIV, sickle...
read moreHappy Holidays. Thank you.
All of us at Next Step would like to wish you, your family, and friends a happy holidays! It’s...
read moreOur 2022 Fall Campference recap!
On November 4th-6th, we hosted our annual Fall Campference at our office in Cambridge, MA – it was our...
read moreMcCourty Bowl was a success!
We had a blast at the McCourty Bowl! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the McCourty Bowl...
read moreBowl with the McCourty twins!
Super Bowl champions Devin and Jason McCourty are hosting the McCourty Bowl on Monday, October 17th at Kings Boston...
read moreCongratulations to our 2022 Falmouth Road Race team!
Congratulations Team Next Step on conquering the 50th Annual ASICS Falmouth Road Race! There were so many special moments...
read moreJoin STRIVE this Fall 2022
Next Step STRIVE is a FREE weekly after-school mentorship program for teens, ages 13-18, living with Sickle Cell Disease...
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Today is @rarediseaseday. The 2026 theme, “More Than You Can Imagine,” highlights equity in care, representation and unseen challenges. 'When Lightning Strikes' was created by youth with sickle cell as they felt this population wasn't represented in media.
...https://www.nextstepnet.org/whenlightningstrikes/
🌍 It’s #RareDiseaseDay 2026! 💜
Today we stand with the 300 million people living with a rare disease. Together, we’re showing our colours, raising awareness, and inspiring change by talking about what equity means to us.
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