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Join STRIVE 2024 spring semester

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

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STRIVE (2023 Fall Semester)

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

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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, like Yoseph, are changing lives!

Next Step is all about relationships, so it’s no surprise that mentorship is a huge part of our programs....

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Kicking 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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