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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...
read moreJoin 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...
read moreJoin 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,...
read moreJoin 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,...
read moreJoin 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...
read moreSeptember 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...
read moreApply 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,...
read moreApply 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...
read moreRyan shares his Next Step story
No one should have to go it alone. That belief is at the very heart of the Next Step...
read moreThank you STRIVE mentors!
For the last ten years, Next Step has been supporting high school teenagers living with sickle cell disease through...
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Today is @rarediseaseday. The 2026 theme, “More Than You Can Imagine,” highlights equity in care, representation and unseen challenges. 'When Lightning Strikes' was created by youth with sickle cell as they felt this population wasn't represented in media.
...https://www.nextstepnet.org/whenlightningstrikes/
🌍 It’s #RareDiseaseDay 2026! 💜
Today we stand with the 300 million people living with a rare disease. Together, we’re showing our colours, raising awareness, and inspiring change by talking about what equity means to us.
👉 Read more: https://t.co/T0KRlbRCJX