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Support Next Step tomorrow on #GivingTuesdayNOW

“The uncertainty of COVID-19 has affected everyone, but for chronically ill teens and young adults who are already vulnerable...

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The Next Step family needs each other more than ever

Next Step is community. Our participants, our staff and our supporters have come together for over 20 years, and are the...

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Thank you STRIVE mentors!

For the last ten years, Next Step has been supporting high school teenagers living with sickle cell disease through...

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Thank you Brenda for taking over our Instagram page!

All of us at Next Step want to send a heartfelt thank you to Brenda Emily for taking over...

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Next Step mentors “get it”

“Sometimes people will say, “Everything will be all right if you just push through.” But hearing it from people...

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Learn about our programs for young people living with a rare disease

“Living with a rare disease is isolating and very lonely at times and Next Step with its programs empowers...

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Rare Disease Day 2020 is this Saturday, February 29th!

“Next Step has helped me redefine my relationship with the labels that accompany me and my rare disease. When...

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Andre & Kepler visited Duke University!

This weekend, two members of the Next Step Program Dream Team traveled to Duke University Hospital in North Carolina....

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Join our Summer Campference on July 9-12!

“Next Step has helped me redefine my relationship with the labels that accompany me and my rare disease. When...

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