mentorship
Success story of virtual summer programs
The Next Step program team was busy this summer! Kepler, Kimberly, Quita and Andre did a phenomenal job in...
read moreVirtual Studio Campference 2020!
At Virtual Studio Campference 2020 we are going to be creating a toolkit for having “Safe Conversations.” In...
read moreMeet Christo! Team Next Step runner!
Team Next Step is running the 2020 Falmouth Road Race: At-Home Edition for the eleventh year this summer. Our...
read moreMeet Peg! Team Next Step Runner!
Team Next Step is running the 2020 Falmouth Road Race: At-Home Edition for the eleventh year this summer. Our...
read moreNext Step’s New Look!
We’re excited to announce Next Step’s new logo and tagline! We want to share with you what led us...
read moreOur program team’s response to COVID-19
Our young people need to know more than ever that Next Step is still here and going to show...
read moreI just listened to a killer podcast episode featuring Next Step’s Quita
A message from Bill our Executive Director… What a gift to have team members understand what Next Step youth...
read moreThe Next Step family needs each other more than ever
Next Step is community. Our participants, our staff and our supporters have come together for over 20 years, and are the...
read moreThank you STRIVE mentors!
For the last ten years, Next Step has been supporting high school teenagers living with sickle cell disease through...
read moreNext 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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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