Interested in helping provide support and a community to youth living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? Join UMD STRIVE and become a mentor! STRIVE stands for Sickle cell Teens, Raising awareness, Initiating change, Voicing opinions, and Empowering themselves.
STRIVE’s mentors work towards creating actionable programs, providing social support services, and embodying the role of an advocate to youth aged 11-18 years old living with sickle cell disease. UMD STRIVE partners with Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC to effectively meet youth needs. Through communicating with the youth’s doctors, social workers, and nurse practitioners, we orient program direction and adjust program curriculum to meet their needs. Teens living with SCD are paired with our mentors for individualized support and guidance through weekly community Zoom calls and tutoring sessions. If interested, please email dc@nextstep.org to let us know by September 20th! We’d love to have you join our team this Fall.
