Patients
Welcome to the Patient section Serving the NKF Serving Georgia & Alabama web site. Here you will find information about chronic kidney disease, dialysis, and much more.
Camp Independence
Camp Independence is an annual seven-day medically supervised camping experience held each summer for children 6-18 years old with kidney disease or solid organ transplants. 
Chuck Brown Crisis Intervention Fund
National Kidney Foundation of Georgia's Chuck Brown Crisis Intervention Fund is a financial assistance program for kidney dialysis and transplant patients.
Health Fairs
To provide public awareness and education related to kidney disease and organ donation, NKFG staff and volunteers participate in various Health Fairs throughout the state.
Living Donor Program
Have you ever considered living donation? Living Donor Program is a new program for patients, families and other emotionally-related individuals to provide outreach and education about living donation.
People Like Us
The “People Like Us Live” patient education program gives people with kidney disease and their families, the information they need to make informed treatment and lifestyle choices to help them manage their disease and improve their quality of life.
U.S. Transplant Games & Team Georgia
Team Georgia is a group of transplant recipients who celebrate their second
chance at life by preparing for and competing in the U.S. Transplant Games,
an Olympic-style event held every two years. Recipients (athletes) are
joined by donor families, living donors, friends and family as well as many
other spectators in helping to bring greater awareness to the need for more
organ donors.
transAction Council
The transaction Council gives members information and programs in education, fitness and research designed to improve quality of life. The mission is to ensure that organ transplant recipients receive the finest possible care. Membership is open to all individuals and their families who are awaiting or have received an organ transplant, as well as health care professionals, legislators, and other interested individuals.
Patient and Family Council
The Patient and Family Council is the fastest growing and largest patient organization dedicated to issues affecting individuals with kidney disease. It acts as a liaison between the NKF and the renal community and as a voice within the NKF on patient issues.
National Donor Family Council
The National Donor Family Council was founded by the National Kidney Foundation in 1992 to serve as a “Home for Donor Families.” Comprised of donor family members, friends and professionals, the National Donor Family Council supports the needs and expectations of all organ and tissue donor families and assists the health care professionals who work most closely with these families.
