Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Chronic kidney disease is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in United States
- American Association of Kidney PatientsUS patient-led organization dedicated to improving the lives of kidney patients through education, advocacy and community.All of United States
- American Kidney FundUS nonprofit fighting kidney disease on all fronts, with financial assistance, education and advocacy for kidney patients.All of United States
- Dialysis Patient CitizensNationwide non-profit, patient-led US organization for dialysis and pre-dialysis patients, offering free membership, education and policy advocacy.All of United States
- Kidney Foundation of Central PennsylvaniaServes people and families affected by kidney disease in 28 Central Pennsylvania counties with education, peer support, financial aid, a camp and advocacy.Harrisburg
- Kidney Foundation of Northwest OhioToledo-based charity serving 20 Northwest Ohio counties with support, assistance programs, education and advocacy for people with chronic kidney disease.Toledo
- National Kidney FoundationUS nonprofit dedicated to people with or at risk of kidney disease: education, patient support, NKF Cares helpline and research.All of United States
- National Kidney Foundation of HawaiiHealth classes, workshops and kidney/diabetes prevention and chronic-illness self-management programmes, patient support services.All of United States
- National Kidney Foundation of MichiganMichigan foundation serving people with kidney disease, including CKD, through support groups, peer mentoring, an emergency fund, workshops and education.Ann Arbor
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in United States and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Chronic kidney disease.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Chronic kidney disease to compare with. Family and friends can help.