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I’m In Control – STRIVE’s lip sync video

In Spring 2022, our mentees and mentors in Next Step’s STRIVE program for teens living with sickle cell came...

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Spread the word about our 2022 Summer Campferences!

Our FREE Summer Campference program is back for the 13th year! Part camp, part conference, thousands of seriously ill...

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Join our 2022 Summer Campference for young people living with HIV

We are hosting One Love, our annual virtual Summer Campference for young people living with HIV, from Thursday, July...

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Join our 2022 Summer Campference for young people living with rare genetic disorders

We are hosting FaceForward, our annual virtual Summer Campference for young people living with rare genetic disorders, from Thursday,...

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Join our 2022 Summer Campference for young cancer survivors

We are hosting Face2Face, our annual virtual Summer Campference for young cancer survivors, from Thursday, June 23 to Sunday,...

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2022 Summer Campference for Young People Living with HIV

We are hosting One Love, our annual virtual Summer Campference for young people living with HIV, from Thursday, July...

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Join the 2022 YARR/Next Step Spring Campference

Next Step is hosting a FREE virtual Spring Campference in partnership with Young Adult Representative of RDLA (YARR) from...

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September is Sickle Cell Awareness and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. These are two communities we support at Next...

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Apply to the 2021 Fall STRIVE Semester

Next Step STRIVE is a FREE weekly after-school mentorship program for teens living with Sickle Cell Disease in Boston,...

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Apply to a 2021 Next Step Summer Campference!

If you are, or know, a teen or young adult, ages 16-24, living with cancer, HIV, or a rare...

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