Step Up for Stepping Strong

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Key Info
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EVENT DATES

May 1-31, 2026

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CONTACT

Joe Marino

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PHONE

617 595 6566

Congratulations to our 2025 Step Up for Stepping Strong participants!

Each May, companies and individuals come together in honor of trauma awareness month for the Step Up for Stepping Strong wellness challenge—an app-based steps competition that promotes well-being and fuels groundbreaking innovation, effective prevention, and compassionate intervention for trauma patients.

Together, our 2025 participants and presenting sponsors—Cigna Healthcare and Harvard Federal Credit Union—exceeded the 700 million steps goal to unlock a donation of $147,500 for The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation. Fill out the form on this page to learn more about the challenge.

May 2025 Challenge Results

Join us in celebrating our collective success and the incredible impact we’ve made together—one step at a time.

  • $147,500 gift from our sponsors
  • 879 million total steps
  • 383 thousand miles
  • 9,131 participants
  • 31 corporate teams

 

Our employees look forward to Step Up for Stepping Strong every year. We have friendly rivalries going, plus a lot of fun walking together for a great cause. Let’s keep stepping toward trauma recovery and healing.

JEN FRIES Community Engagement Manager
Harvard Federal Credit Union

 

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Team captains, sponsors, and teammates from the Stepping Strong Center celebrate the 2024 challenge results.

About The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation

Learn how the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing tragedy inspired Steven and Audrey Reny to found the Stepping Strong Center.


Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting the Step Up for Stepping Strong wellness challenge.


Partnership Opportunities

Interested in getting your company involved? Corporate sponsorships for this wellness challenge and other programs are a great way to boost employee engagement, camaraderie, and team spirit. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Joe Marino at jmarino5@bwh.harvard.edu or 617 595 6566.

Please complete this form to receive info about the 2026 challenge