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Join STRIVE this Fall!

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

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Next Step Summer Mentoring Program

Do you have goals that you just can’t seem to make progress on? Maybe you feel like you know...

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2023 Summer Campference for young people living with HIV

We are hosting our annual Summer Campference for young people living with HIV from Thursday, July 27 to Sunday,...

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Join the Spring 2023 semester of STRIVE

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

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Reyn Parsons, Next Step Board Chair: Support 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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We wrote an original song at our second Summer Campference!

“WHEREVER I GO” Written by Face Forward 2019 Community Read the lyrics to our new original song and listen...

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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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SAVE THE DATE for Next Step’s 2019 Summer Campference Season

  Are you a young person, ages 16-24, living with cancer, HIV or a rare genetic disorder? SAVE THE...

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