Events
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STRIVE (2025-2026 academic year)
Next Step STRIVE is a FREE weekly mentorship program for teens, ages 13-18, living with a chronic illness in Boston, Washington, D.C., New York City, New Haven 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 […]
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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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2025-2026 Next Step Annual Fund
Every great journey starts with a question: What is possible? For teens and young adults living with serious chronic illnesses, that question can feel out of reach. Diagnoses like cancer, sickle cell disease, and HIV often overshadow their dreams and potential. Each year, thousands of teens transition out of pediatric care, losing support systems they relied […]
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When Lightning Strikes 2 Launch Party
Join Next Step on Tuesday, January 27th from 7pm to 8pm EST for an exciting virtual gathering as we celebrate the release of our second comic book, When Lightning Strikes 2, created by and inspired by our incredible young people and artists. The story marks the return of Kara, the main character who lives with […]
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Next Step Comic Book Celebration & Art Exhibition
LabCentral 700 Main Street, Cambridge, United StatesJoin Next Step on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 4:30pm to 7pm EST at LabCentral in Cambridge, MA for an unforgettable evening celebrating the first public exhibition of our two comic books, When Lightning Strikes, featuring the journey of Kara, a young superhero living with sickle cell disease. This event is free to join. Register […]
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Spring Campference 2026
We are hosting our 2026 Spring Campference for young adults, ages 18-29, living with a chronic illness from Friday, April 10th to Sunday, April 12th at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Watertown, MA. Part camp, part conference, our 3-day Spring Campference fosters friendships and community with peers who "get it." At a Next Step […]
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Support our Boston Marathon team!
Team Next Step is back to run the historic Boston Marathon! This year we have five amazing athletes running the 130th Boston Marathon on Sunday, August 20th. Their support will help us welcome even more seriously ill young people into the Next Step community where they will make new friends, set goals with mentors, and […]
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Support our Falmouth Road Race team
Team Next Step is running the 54th ASICS Falmouth Road Race on Sunday, August 16, 2026 and they could use your help crossing their fundraising finish line. Together, their goal […]
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Next Step Songbook (Fall 2026)
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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Next Step Mentoring Program (Fall 2026)
Do you have goals that you just can't seem to make progress on? Maybe you feel like you know exactly what you need to do but you still can't seem to do it? Or maybe you are already doing everything you can, but it doesn't feel like you're making a dent? If you said yes […]
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Next Step Guide to Adulting Series: Writing Workshop
Join Next Step on Tuesday, September 22nd from 7pm to 8:30pm at our virtual Next Step Guide to Adulting Writing Workshop. Let's be real; figuring out what comes next can feel complicated, especially when there's no clear roadmap for how to "adult" in the first place. RSVP Today! This FREE expressive writing workshop is a […]
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2026 Fall Campference
We are hosting our annual Fall Campference for young people living with a chronic illness from Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11, 2026 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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