As we reflect back on our March 2023 to March 2024 fiscal year, we are humbled by the tremendous support of our community. With your help, last year was our biggest programming year since 2013. We are continuing to expand our programs across the northeast so more seriously ill young people have a safe community they can rely on. We mean it when we say we can’t do this important work without you.
In the 2023-2024 period, the Next Step program team:
- Served 191 unique youth.
- Hosted 435 enriching programs, including:
- 6 immersive residential and virtual Campferences.
- 428 empowering sessions with our renowned Song Studio music program and our mentoring programs.
Your impact this year:
- We launched a new Next Step Mobile program, bringing our educational workshops, important conversations that matter, and lots of fun to youth in treatment at hospitals and clinics.
- We are expanding our programming in New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
- Young people participated in five public speaking opportunities on behalf of Next Step, including on stage at Boston Symphony Hall.
We are poised to elevate our impact further in the coming year:
- Extending support to 210 deserving youth facing serious illnesses.
- Deliver a total of 737 comprehensive programs, including:
- 7 immersive residential programs.
- 725 sessions spanning across our community, music and mentoring programs.
Download the 2023-2024 Next Step Annual Report
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Talia Kudan Abad
Alexander E Abramo
Chanelle Adamek
Kathleen Ahern
Janet Amiro
Kerwin Amo
Ivone Andrade
Rich Aneser
Arthur Anthony
Lorraine Anyango
Pam Arndt
Christopher Arroyo
Carol Atwill
Stever Aubrey
Jane Austin
Jennifer Austin
Gail Axelrod
Paula Bagley
Diane Baker
Merl Baker
Cate Bannan
Colin Bannan
Kevin Bannan
Thomas Bannan
Connor Barnes
Paula Barnicle
Mary Barroll
Rebecca Bartels
Vincenzo Basile
Darren Battista
Gregory Bauer
Kathleen Bauer
Nancy Bauer
Katherine Beaverson
Adam Becker
Jody Becker
Karen Beddie
Stephen Bell
Amine Benali
Nancy Benoit
Monica Bento
Geri Berg
Lou Bergholz
Jennifer Bettencourt
Peter Biagetti
Donald Blashford
Faye Blazar
Kristin Blount
Laurence Bodet
David Bohonnon
Jessie Bohonnon
Mark Borden
Eric Borges
Lesa Borninski
Josh Bortnick
Tanja Bosak
Kevin Bourque
Becky Bouton
John Boyle
Keri Boyle
Ashley Bradley
Rich Braund
Alison Brauneis
Kevin Brawley
Patty Breech
Lauria Brennan
Katie Brewer
Dana Briggeman
Sarah Brim
Chris Brown
John Brown
Mike Brown
Courtney Brunaccini
Lindsay Bullock
Casey Bulmer
Nancy Buonopane
Andrew Burke
Anthony Burke
Sean Burke
Thomas Butler
Michael Cabral
Milissa Cafarella
Diane Cahalane
Joan Cahalane
Charlie Cain
Sarah Calus
Gerry Cameron
Diamyr Campbell
Irene Campbell
Barbara Canavan
Catherine Caputo
Joanne Caputo
Mary Caputo
Ronald Caputo
Steve Cardillo
Jaclyn Cardoza
Brendan Care
Andrew Carlson
Carrie Carlson
Jim Carlson
Peg Carlson
Pete Carlson
Robert Carlson
Neil Cole Carns
Chase Carpenter
Ingram Carpenter
Kendin Carr
John Carroll
Amy Carter
Colleen Casavant
Christopher Casey
Janice Casey
Judith Castor
Felicia Cenanovic
Janice Hayes-Cha
Peter Chin
Holly Chueh
Marquita Christison
Olivia Civiello
Paul Clark
Alice Cohen
Bill Collins
Richard Conant
Leslie Coney
Gayle Connell
Cynthia Cook
Charles Coolidge
Margaret M Conaty
Timothy Conley
Marjorie Corbett
Edward Cordeiro
Victoria Cordeiro
Jen Costa
James Cote
Shannon Coveney
John Cowden
Deborah Coyle
Susan Crandall
Brian Crowley
Eugene Crowley
Jack Crowley
James Cushing
Brian Daniels
Aileen Darois
Diana David
Shannon Davis
Chris Dean
Valérie Degrez
Anna Demare
Dino DeMare
Kristin DeMare
Michael DeMare
William Dengler
Joseph Denison
Wayne Dennison
Corinha Design
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Nicole Devine
Akex Dewhurst
Robert DeWitt
Sam Diarbakerly
Nicole DiBona
Gab DiGiacomo
Meghan DiRico
Rose Disanto
RoJeanne Doege
Janet Domenitz
Ellen Donaldson
Judith Duane
Ken Duane
Hunter Duarte
Paul Duffy
Ruth Dumoulin
Thomas Dunlap
Ruth DuPont
Dennis Duquette
Theresa Duridas
Cathleen Dwyer
Tim Van Dyck
Shirley Eason
Georgina Eaton
Desiree Jones-Eaves
Jennifer Eile
Caitlin Erickson
Michael Facchini
Meghan Feeney
James Ferrera
Michele Ferrari
Abigail Fisher
Corinne Flaherty
Grace Foley
Katrina Foley
Sean Foley
Bridget Forbes
Michelle Forge
Sue Foss
Kathy Foster
Kelly Frame
Yves Francis
Jennifer Friedman
Chris Froio
Paul Furer
Anthony Galluccio
Lissa Galluccio
Nancy Galluccio
Sarah Garrity
Ross Gaudet
Klejvi Gega
Joseph Gennaco
Mary Gerrish
Jenna Giardina
Sheila Giardina
Steven Giardina
Jeffrey Gilbane
Caroline Gindel
Alain Goebel
Maureen Kelly Gonsalves
David Goodhue
Dina Gordon
Amy Gould
Vincent Gouverneur
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Elissa Grad
Ben Gray
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Jeanmarie Gribaudo
Rebecca Grillo
Ryan Grimm
Mary Ann Guillette
Namrata Gupta
Ray Haarstick
Maria Hamel
Emily Hankle
Claudine Hanley
John Hanlon
Kelly Hanlon
Robin Hanlon
Denise Harrigan
Erin Harris
Kathryn Harris
Ellen Harvey
Mary Harvey
Randy Hawthorne
John Hayes
Cheryl Hayman
Mary Hayman
Christo Hays
Jim Hays
Nancy Hays
Peter Handrinos
Janice Henry
Holly Heslop
Jason Hirsch
Jeffrey Hirsch
Tamara Hock
Joe Hodgkin
Jacqueline Hollingsworth
Steven Hopkins
Janice Horgan
Dawn Horton
Timothy Hotchner
Christina Howe
Maeghan Lovetere-Howe
John Hughes
Michelle Humberd
John Hurley
Ryan Hutchins
Rooh Ibrar
Automotive Profit Builders, Inc.
Fiske’s General Store, Inc
Prime Materials Associates, Inc.
Washington Financial Group, Inc.
David Jackson
Karen Jacobs
Mary-Margaret Jacobsak
Reynolds DuPont Jr.
R Vincent Lynch Jr.
Carey Joel
Deborah Johnson
Paul Johnson
Samantha Jordan
Elizabeth Joubert
Brien Joyce
Grace Jurkovich
Nicholas Kapral
Deirdre Karle
Lisa Karlin
James Kaufman
Trish Kavanagh
Richard Kayne
Nancy Keener
Owen Kelley
Steven Kennedy
Leslee Kiley
Jacob King
Madeline Klein
Trey Klein
Ava Kleinmann
Greg Klemmer
Jason Klipa
Carrie Klotz
Yves Knel
Robert Knittle
Jacob Kraus
Jonathan Kraus
Jean Kreitinger
Brianna Krikava
Nicole Kronzer
Brian Kubicek
Cindy Kubicek
Richard Kubicek
Steven Kubicek
Walter Kubicek
William Kubicek
Alexis Kumar
Melanie Lagomichos
Anton Lahnston
Judi Lambert
John Lapidus
Maria LaTorre
L. Peter Lawrence
John Layton
Catherine Leary
Eileen Leary
Toni Leblanc
Cody Lee
Nancy Lee
Mike Lembo
Ben Lepley
Maggie Leshen
Jane Levin
Corrie Lewicki
David Libby
Steve Lindo
Sabrina Lingeman
Joe Lizotte
Holy Spirits Wine, LLC
Matt Lombardi
John LoMedico
Suzanne Longo
Ryan Looney
Jazmin Lora
Kaitlin Lovetere
Caroline Lucey
Conor Lucey
Jeffrey Lunstead
Jackie Luo
Brendan Lynch
Maureen Lynch
Phillip Lynch
Dan Lyons
Cheryl Macinanti
Jerod Magazine
Donna Mahan
Marty Mammel
Francie Mandel
Jessica Marcus
Sophie Martin
Casey Mathie
Tanya Matthis
North Shore Mazda
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Emily McCarthy
Erin McCarthy
Lucindalea McCarthy
Matthew Mccarty
Andrew McCue
Lori Mcdermott
Maryjo McDonough
Michelle McGee
Erick McGinley
Cat McIntyre
Marisa Mcintyre
Stephen McIntyre
Brian Mckenna
Brian McLaughlin
Devin McNamara
Nicole McMahon
Jeanne Mcnaught
Jennifer Mcnaught
Peggy Sue McNulty
Monica Meggison
Katherine Mercadante
Mark Meszaros
Delores Meyn
Randy Meyn
April Michaud
Clark Mickel
Jennifer Miles
Taylor Miller
Cornelius Milmoe
Ellie Miller
Martha Minow
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Kira Moore
Simone Mordas, MD, PC
Maria Moreira
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Eileen Mueller
Joe Mueller
Joseph Mueller
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Liz Olson
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Missy Oplinger
Richard Ordway
John O’Reilly
Katie O’Reilly
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Reyn Parsons
Suzanne Parsons
Stephen Paschal
Alison Pasciucco
Charlie Pasciucco
Elizabeth Pasciucco
Gerry Pasciucco
Greg Pasciucco
Jarrod Pasciucco
Jillian Pasciucco
John Pasciucco
Leonard Pasciucco
Mary Pasciucco
Paul Pasciucco
Susan Pasciucco
Kristen Patterson
Michael Patti
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Karen Porter
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Laura Prato
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Marcella Pustorino
Neha Rana
Maria Raneri
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Susan Reid
Susanne Reid
Sarah Reynard
Robert Richards
Deborah Riley
Luis Del Rio
Mark Ritchie
Lisa Rodnunsky
Marisa Rodriguez
Yaminah Romulus
Kenneth Rosenthal
Nick Ross
Matthew Del Rosso
Robert Rowe
Robert Roy
Wanida Ruangsiriluk
Jennifer Russell
Thomas Russillo
Winthrop Rutherfurd
Rachel Ryan
Clara Sachsse
Mark Salvatore
Jeffrey Sands
Katharine Sanger
Kerry Sanson
Jean-Marie Santarpia
Jocelyn Santos
Robert Scalea
Andrew Schmitz
Neil Schram
Mark Schumacher
Eileen Shapiro
Kaitlyn Sarno
L Sarro
Sharon Serino
Joan Shaughnessy
Michelle Shen
Elizabeth Sher
Julie Sher
Richard Shimechero
Everett Shorey
William Shotzbarger
Hannah Siebens
Mackie Siebens
Julie Silcox
Christa Simone
Humam Sirhal
Tiggy Ski
Stephanie Slezas
Lindsay Smith
Nancy Smith
Stephanie Smith
Madison Snyder
Kelly Solomon
Judith Spang
Lexi Stack
Jacob Steinberg
Marissa Steinhofer
Katherine Stephans
Justine Sterling
Robyn Stevens
Gloria St. Marie
Matt Story
Michael Stovall
Oswald Street
Mark Strehlke
John Sullivan
Andrea Sussman
Patricia Sweeney
Bernardine Swinden
Kevin Swindon
Emily Talamo
Jill Tapper
Julianne Tartaglia
David Tate
Stephanie Tencati
Bert Terry
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Carol Thomas
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Francis Tietje
Patrick Tivnan
Nina Todd
Molly Tower
Molly Towne
Moira Trachtenberg
Katherine Trant
Louise Treitman
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Amanda Tweed
Jean Urbanowski
John Vecchione
Shyam Vichare
Suzanne Vinson
Susan Waisbren
Andrew Wallach
James Ward
Brenna Watson
Howard Weinstein
Eliza Weisse
Sara Wessland
Patricia West
Haley Wilcox
Lynn Wilcox
Maria Williams
Michael Williams
Harry Witkin
Justin Witkin
Keren Witkin
Steven Witkin
Susan Witkin
Ann Wyman
Paula Wynn
Jason Youmatz
Helen Young
Joe Young
Victor Zeitoune
Katherine Zimmel
Clifford Zimms
NEXT STEP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Reyn Parsons, Board Chair
Eugene Crowley, Treasurer
Judith Palmer Castor
Paul Furer
Rena Greifinger
Mary Ann Guillette
Dr. Matt Heeney
Bill Kubicek, Executive Director and Founder
Elizabeth Pasciucco
Kindar Prussien
Dr. Mark Salvatore
Eric Stepanian
BOSTON MARATHON TEAM
Olivia Gizelis
Jazmin Lora
FALMOUTH ROAD RACE TEAM
Lorraine Anyango
Tommy Bannan
Jack Barrett
Catie Caputo
Andrew Carlson
Peg Carlson
Donnie Casey
Victoria Cordiero
Anna Demare
Lissa Gallucio
John Giardina
Maria Hamel
Kelly Hanlon
Amy Kraus
Brian Kubicek
Conor Lucey
Maureen Lynch
Jacob Parsons
Alison Pasciucco
Beth Pasciucco
Haley Wilcox
Ariana Witkin
FOUNDATIONS
Dina and Andrew Wallach Foundation
Duane Family Foundation
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Fleetwood Foundation
Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation
Hebson Family Foundation
Motch Family Foundation
Rochelle and David A. Hirsch Foundation
Thomas and William Gilbane Foundation
Van Otterloo Family Foundation
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Boston Medical Center Sickle Cell
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Sickle Cell Program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Mass General Hospital Sickle Cell Program
New York Presbyterian Hospital
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
TisBest Philanthropy – The Dalio Center
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
Young Adult Rare Representatives
SPONSORS
