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  • Guide to Adulting: Accessing Social Services

    We are hosting an online workshop, "Guide to Adulting: Accessing Social Services", that will take place on Tuesday, November 12th from 6-7:30pm, and is all about (you guessed it) accessing social services, particularly SSI, SSDI, EBT. The workshop will be led by our awesome volunteer, David Morris, who has a long experience as a case […]

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  • STRIVE (2025 Spring Semester)

    Next Step STRIVE is a FREE weekly mentorship program for teens living with Sickle Cell Disease in Boston, Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. As a STRIVE student, you'll get one-on-one academic support and access to a community of peers in a safe and welcoming environment. Sound cool? Sign up below and join us! […]

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  • 2025 Spring Campference

    We are hosting our 2025 Spring Campference for young adults, ages 18-29, living with a chronic illness from Friday, April 11th to Sunday, April 13th at the Hampton Inn & Suites Watertown Boston in Watertown, MA. Part camp, part conference, our 3-day Spring Campference fosters friendships and community with peers who "get it." At a […]

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  • Support our Boston Marathon team

    Team Next Step is running the Boston Marathon for an 11th time! Five amazing athletes have volunteered to run the 26.2 mile race for Next Step and raise important funds to support our community, music and mentorship programs for seriously ill teens and young adults between the ages of 13-29. Their goal is to raise […]

  • Next Step Guide to Adulting Series: Budgeting and Money Mindset

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    Want to get more comfortable thinking about money? Have questions about how to budget? Join our Guide to Adulting Series: Budgeting and Money Mindset on Tuesday, April 22nd from 6pm to 7:15pm (EST) to learn helpful tips from an expert alongside your peers. This virtual program is for teens and young adults, ages 16-29, living […]

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  • PorchFest Somerville 2025

    Next Step is participating in PorchFest Somerville 2025 and you're invited! Join us on Saturday, May 10th from 4pm to 6pm in Somerville, MA for a feel-good afternoon of live music, community connection, and inspiration. Email Alice Sich, Next Step Events and Operations Coordinator, to RSVP: alice@nextstepnet.org Whether you're dropping by to enjoy some tunes, […]

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  • 2025 Summer Campference

    We are hosting two different sessions of our FREE residential Summer Campference program for young people, ages 16-24, living with a chronic illness at the Warren Conference Center and Inn in Ashland, MA. Part camp, part conference, our 4-day Summer Campference fosters friendships and community with peers who "get it." At a Next Step Summer Campference, […]

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  • 2025 ASICS Falmouth Road Race

    We have 13 amazing volunteers on our 2025 Falmouth Road Race team this year. Each athlete on Team Next Step has trained all summer for the race on Sunday, August 17th in Falmouth, MA. They are ready to conquer the 7-mile race in support of our community, music and mentorship programs for seriously ill young […]

  • Next Step Songbook (Fall 2025)

    Do you experience complicated feelings around life, your medical journey, connections with others? Are you struggling with your confidence and using your voice with your doctors, at school, work or in your social life? Next Step Songbook is about finding your voice and your story through songwriting. Kimberly, Next Step Song Studio Director, will help […]

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  • 2025 Fall Campference

    We are hosting our annual Fall Campference for young people living with a chronic illness from Friday, October 17 to Sunday, October 19, 2025 at the Stony Point Center in Stony Point, New York. This FREE Next Step Campference is open to young adults, ages 18-29. Part camp, part conference, our 3-day Fall Campference fosters […]

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