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Bill Kubicek: Support Next Step!
Please donate to the 2019 Next Step Annual Fund and help us bring the transformative power of community, music,...
read moreToday is Giving Tuesday! Buy a Next Step hat for a seriously ill young person!
Today is Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving to your favorite nonprofit, and we need your help to...
read moreMeet the 2020 Next Step Boston Marathon team!
Say hello to Team Next Step! Matthew Hamilton and Paul Furer from Summit Partners volunteered to run the 124th Boston Marathon on Monday,...
read moreThank you Melanie!
This fall, Next Step was honored to have Melanie Kimmel, a practicum student from the Graduate School of Public...
read moreLast 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...
read moreQuita’s TEDx Talk! The New 5 Second Rule: Redefining the First Impression
Giving a TEDx Talk is a high-level bucket list item. I am incredibly grateful and humbled to have had...
read moreThank you for attending the 2019 Casino Night in Boston!
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Monday night at the 6th Annual Casino Night in Boston, hosted...
read moreIntern Spotlight: Melanie!
We hired Melanie as an intern during the Fall school semester to help improve how we measure the success...
read moreQuita’s Outreach Adventures!
Where in the world have I been the last week or so? If you’re trying to find me, Quita,...
read moreKicking off our 10th year of STRIVE!
Kepler, Next Step’s Program Director, has been busy during September – National Sickle Cell Awareness Month! Kepler spent a...
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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.
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