Next Step Living

03/10/2026

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆?

Almost one year ago, we opened the doors at Next Step Living in Concord.

Today, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living in their own apartments, building friendships, working in the community, and becoming part of downtown life.

This would not have been possible without the incredible support of our corporate partners, who believed in this vision and helped turn it into reality.

As we approach our one-year anniversary, we simply want to say thank you for helping create a place where independence, dignity, and community come together.

We are deeply grateful for your partnership.

Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A., Warrenstreet Architects, Inc., JH Spain Commercial Services, Burke Advertising, Minuteman Security & Life Safety and the Elliot Perry Foundation.

If you’ve visited Next Step Living this year or met one of our residents, we’d love to hear what the community means to you.

02/14/2026

An incredible time for our residents! They tripped the light fantastic at a Night to Shine!

02/07/2026

So grateful to our Year End donors: Ian Clemence-Schreiner, Jim-Janet Pullen, James C Pullen Jr., B.W. Williams, Kathy Sweeney, Barbara & Charlie Lea, and Paul & Rody Preble. Making a huge difference in helping provide affordable housing for our residents with IDD!

01/26/2026

🎉🙌 Celebration Day for Brenda Mohr. You are such a blessing and we are so grateful to have you in our lives every day at Next Step Living!

01/22/2026

Governor Ayotte is a true friend and advocate for people in the disability community. So grateful for her efforts in helping us provide independent living for people with IDD.

Governor Ayotte helped our residents with IDD Since we opened our doors at Next Step Living in Concord last April, we have faced many highs and just a few lows. One very frustrating issue came from the various city or state housing departments as a few of our residents lost their housing choice vouc...

01/05/2026

Our own Katie Levesque making a difference in the City of Concord! So proud of you Katie!

STAFF SHOUTOUT SUNDAY🎉

Katie L. brings a big smile and a positive attitude every single day to our club at Penacook Community Center. She is always willing to adjust her schedule to support the program and consistently steps up to organize and run engaging activities. She takes pride in being part of our community and makes a special effort to warmly welcome all family members, helping everyone feel included and valued. Her dedication truly makes a difference for our students, families and staff.

12/30/2025

⏳ 36 hours left for End of Year donations! We are humbled and grateful for your consideration. THANK YOU B.W. Williams, James C Pullen Jr., Jim-Janet Pullen, Drew Schulthess, and Angelyn Borden!
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12/30/2025

⏳36 Hours left for End of Year donations. We are humbled and grateful for your consideration. Thank you to our new donors!!
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10/06/2025

We had a blast at Howard Pearl for State Senate’s 4th Annual Oktoberfest! Always great to see our friend Governor Ayotte and the residents got more picture time with her as you can see from the Governor’s post!

09/21/2025

👏 CELEBRATING Joya Dennehy! As a volunteer, Joya puts her heart & soul into managing Next Step Living’s operations. But since July she has also been volunteering 48 straight hours every week doing the part-time job as well. This is on top of having the busiest and most successful real estate year of her career, and being a wife and mother. We owe Joya a debt of gratitude for all she does to give people with IDD a place to call home at Next Step Living!