Be a “People Like Us” Advocate
The NKF’s “People Like Us” is the fastest-growing and most influential advocacy movement for people affected by CKD, transplant candidates and recipients, living and potential donors, donor families and caregivers. “People Like Us” empowers, educates and encourages you to get involved on issues relating to CKD, donation and transplantation (of all organs).
Join the “People Like Us” Group That Best Fits Your Needs
The Patient and Family Council works to ensure that people with kidney disease receive the best care possible and promotes patient and family involvement in life-enhancing programs. Click here to sign up.
Learn more: Be Your Own Best Advocate: A Fact Sheet for People with Chronic Kidney Disease (PDF* 39kb).
The National Donor Family Council serves donor families and works to increase the sensitivity and effectiveness of the organ recovery process. Click here to sign up.
Learn more: Be Your Own Best Advocate: A Fact Sheet for Donor Families (PDF* 43kb).
The transAction Council promotes a better quality of life for transplant recipients by providing support, information and programs on education, fitness and research. Click here to sign up.
Learn more: Be Your Own Best Advocate: A Fact Sheet for Transplant Recipients & Candidates (PDF* 38kb).
The NKF also offers many supportive and educational resources for living donors and potential donors. Click here to sign up.
Learn more: Be Your Own Best Advocate: A Fact Sheet for Living Donors & Potential Donors (PDF* 38kb).
Connect With “People Like Us” Advocates
Some of the other ways you can join other “People Like Us” advocates include:
Talk to others through NKF online message boards at www.kidney.org/patients/mboards.cfm
Share your story on NKF constituent group Web sites for: transplant recipients and people awaiting a transplant—transAction Council; people with chronic kidney disease and their loved ones—Patient and Family Council (PFC); families who have donated after the loss of a loved one—National Donor Family Council (NDFC); and for living and potential donors—www.livingdonors.org.
Connect with others through the NKF “People Like Us” Facebook page.
Follow us on Twitter!
Join the “People Like Us Take Action Network” at www.kidney.org/takeaction to use your voice on kidney disease, donation and transplant-related public policy issues. When you join, you will receive email alerts and guidance for contacting lawmakers.
Attend the NKF’s U.S. Transplant Games. www.transplantgames.org.
Volunteer with your local NKF office. To find an office near you, check www.kidney.org.
Sign up as an organ and tissue donor. Find out how by visiting www.shareyourlife.org. You can also find information about living kidney donation at www.livingdonors.org, bone marrow donation at www.marrow.org and blood donation at www.redcross.org.
Make a Financial Contribution to support NKF programs. You can also donate your car or simply order flowers to help support our work. Visit www.kidney.org/support for details.
Coffee House Conversations
"People Like Us" provides a series of FREE monthly interactive telephone discussions called Coffee House Conversations(TM). These calls help to educate and empower you to become your own best advocate by giving you valuable information, and allowing you to ask questions and learn from others who are affected by CKD, donation and transplantation.
Hear featured panelists give presentations, and have the opportunity to ask them questions.
For information on the next Coffee House Conversations click here.
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