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Gala News

September 26, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

Saturday nights Gala was a raging success! More pics to follow but in the meantime – a huge thank you to all who came out, who volunteered, who donated, and who made the night so very special!

The Next Step Pregnancy Services team is eternally grateful and will continue to serve! We’ll have lots more news, pictures, and final numbers in our Autumn Newsletter – coming out next month!

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Next Step Gala Registration is Open!

July 10, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

The Next Step Gala is now open for Registration. Please go to our events page for more information or simply click this link nssupport.org/gala2023

Filed Under: News

Summer Newsletter 2023

June 29, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

Summer-Newsletter-2023Download

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We are Live!

June 8, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

We are live! The Next Step Pregnancy Services STI Testing and Treatment Clinic is ready to accept clients starting June 15th!

Free STI testing with licensed nurses under the direction of our MD, resources and treatment as well – come on in! No restrictions on income or zip code.

Partnering with Snohomish and King County Health Departments for Expedited Partner Therapy.

All client information, testing and results are protected by our Privacy and HIPAA Laws

*At this time we are only seeing females*

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Stepping Stones to the Sky

June 1, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

“Dear God,” she prayed, “let me be something every minute of every hour of my life.“

~ Francie Nolan

Dear Friend of Next Step,

The first day of Summer this year is June 21st! Washington is full of blue skies and warm breezes. Outdoor concerts and Strawberry Festivals. Summer is beautiful here. But there is a darker side to Washington State just now. Our current Governor is stockpiling the abortion pill Misoprostol in the event access to this drug is in danger. On April 27th Governor Inslee signed a bill that makes Washington a so-called “Sanctuary State for Reproductive Care.” In times like this I can’t help but feel like the walls are closing in around us! But I’m also reminded daily that now more than ever before the battle is being fought and that those of us who defend life will prevail. The road ahead will not be an easy one (has it ever been?) but the resilience and faith we display now will ensure lives are saved and hearts are changed.

Recently my 12-year-old daughter and I listened to an audiobook together. It was called A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. This is a beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the 20th century.  The story presents young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg. It was, in a lot of ways, a very brutal story, and there were quite a few moments when I worried it was too much for my daughter. It did not pull any punches about the realities of life at that time for those living in abject poverty. The story did, however, create several talking points for my daughter and me– and for that I am grateful.

The reason I bring this up to you folks is that certain aspects of the story put me in mind of our day-to-day work at Next Step and the women and families that seek us out. Like Francie’s parents, Katie, and Johnny, we see many young men and women, with little or no income, some with not a huge amount of education, but with children. And babies. And worries about how to get from day to day keeping their families fed, cared for, and intact. And especially those that live the struggle acutely upon finding themselves expecting.

The very first lines of the novel refer to the title, though the reader does not yet know the significance,

“There’s a tree that grows in Brooklyn. Some people call it the Tree of Heaven. No matter where its seed falls, it makes a tree which struggles to reach the sky. It grows in boarded-up lots and out of neglected rubbish heaps. It grows out of cellar gratings. It is the only tree that grows out of cement. It grows lushly . . . survives without sun, water, and seemingly without earth. It would be considered beautiful except that there are too many of it.”

Francie Nolan was a sickly child. Weak and blue. And Katie was no longer producing milk because Katie is pregnant again with her second child. The neighborhood midwife offers Katie ‘some foul brown liquid’ and a choice. Katie refuses. Katie, like Francie, is the tree that struggles to reach the sky regardless of hardship. There are many families struggling to reach the sky, many children waiting to be born. Life can be harsh. But each of us is here by the grace of God. For a purpose. And Next Step’s purpose is to be one of many steppingstones for our clients so that they, and their children, can flourish, grow and be something.

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Celebrate Mother’s Day with some joe!

May 11, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

“The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.”
~ St. Therese of Lisieux

Learn more about Seven Weeks Coffee below and use the arrows

to toggle to the QR code linked to Next Step!

The perfect gift for mom!

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May 5, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

https://nssupport.org/2023/05/05/3228/

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Easter Happenings!

April 6, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

Thank you to Holy Rosary for the beautiful Easter baskets for our families. There was a trail of baskets of well over 100!

These beautiful handmade hats and blankets were donated by some lovely young ladies who decided their Lenten time would be spent creating and providing for Next Step families!

A big box!

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SAVE THE DATE! 09/23/23

March 22, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

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The Entrepreneurial Journey with Next Step and TransBlue!

March 22, 2023 by Heather Vasquez Leave a Comment

Spring is in the air at Next Step! Also, check out this informative video Next Step did with local entrepreneur Dave Wescott of TransBlue General Contractors! TransBlue has worked with Next Step for years and their commitment to serving the community is such a huge gift!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-wescott_the-entrepreneurial-journey-next-step-pregnancy-ugcPost-7034338076684390401-5kyG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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Next Step Pregnancy Services is dedicated to serving with compassion and dignity the immediate and long-term needs of those facing unplanned pregnancies. We promote the sanctity of human life in a non-judgmental atmosphere filled with love and compassion. It is our goal to empower those we serve to make healthy lifestyle choices now and in the future.

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