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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Next Step Mentoring Program (Spring 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 Songbook (Spring 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 & […]
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Run the 2026 Falmouth Road Race
Run the 54th Falmouth Road Race for Next Step on Sunday, August 16, 2026! This year we were awarded 15 bibs through the Numbers for Nonprofits program. The fundraising minimum to join Team Next Step is $1,300. Before race day, we'll offer ways to stay connected as a close, supportive Team Next Step community and […]