• 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 […]

    FREE
  • 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 & […]

    FREE
  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

    FREE
  • 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 […]

    FREE
  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

    FREE
  • 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 […]

    FREE
  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

    FREE
  • Next Step Comic Book Celebration & Art Exhibition

    LabCentral 700 Main Street, Cambridge, United States

    Join 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 […]

    FREE