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Ryan shares his Next Step story

No one should have to go it alone. That belief is at the very heart of the Next Step...

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Thank 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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Next Step mentors “get it”

“Sometimes people will say, “Everything will be all right if you just push through.” But hearing it from people...

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Next Step’s music program, Song Studio, is a hit!

“Recording my song gave me a sense of possibility – that I am more than this disease and have...

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Donate to Next Step

Please donate to the 2019 Next Step Annual Fund and help us bring the transformative power of community, music,...

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Last night we hosted a panel for teenagers living with sickle cell disease!

Last night, we hosted a really important survivor panel at our office in Cambridge, Massachusetts during our after-school mentorship...

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2019 Fall Campference for teens & young adults living with sickle cell disease

Next Step is hosting our 3rd Annual weekend Fall Campference for young adults, ages 18-29, living with sickle cell...

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Quita looks back on our third and final Summer Campference of 2019

Our third Summer Campference, One Love, is always an experience unlike any other. This year, 23 young people living...

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Bill explains why Campference matters

Why did you start the Campference program? The power of a positive community on the mindset of a teen...

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Step up to the mic or pen OR paint brush at Next Step!

Do you have something to say or want to get off your chest but singing isn’t your thing? At...

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