Julie from AKF's Health Initiatives team screens people for kidney disease and its risk factors at events across the U.S. In a Kidney Today blog post, she tells us the top 5 reasons people give for why they don't get screened—and why you should even if you feel the same way. READ MORE >>

My name is Henry Nalker and I was born with a rare disorder called Joubert syndrome, which is a neurological disorder that can also involve kidney, retina and/or liver disease. At age five, my family and I found out that I have a progressive form of kidney disease genetically linked to my Joubert syndrome. READ MORE >>

In early 2018, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) launched a free health education program built around a nationwide network of people who want to help prevent kidney disease in their communities. READ MORE >>

For the 17th year in a row, the American Kidney Fund has earned the highest, 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the leading independent evaluator of nonprofits. READ MORE >>

In 2017 we saw the devastating effects of hurricanes on dialysis patients in Texas, Puerto Rico and other affected areas. Now, as Hurricane Florence begins its assault on the Carolinas, we’re again prepared to help. Mike Spigler, AKF’s vice president of patients services and kidney disease education, explains the special challenges that dialysis patients face during a natural disaster. READ MORE >>

To help these patients, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) has activated its Disaster Relief Program for the state of Hawaii. AKF’s program is the nation’s only rapid-response system that provides emergency charitable financial assistance to dialysis patients when disaster strikes their communities. READ MORE >>

Living with a rare disease that few people know about or understand can be challenging. Get tips on making your voice heard. READ MORE >>

The American Kidney Fund has partnered with the TMF Health Quality Institute to incorporate kidney disease education into Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) classes taught by diabetes health educators using AKF’s Kidney Health Coach program. READ MORE >>

On World Kidney Day 2018, 24 kidney patients, caregivers and loved ones from 14 states joined the American Kidney Fund (AKF) on Capitol Hill to urge their elected representatives to protect living organ donors and ensure that low-income kidney patients continue to have access to health insurance, even if they need charitable assistance to afford it. READ MORE >>

AKF CEO LaVarne Burton writes about enhancements to the Health Insurance Premium Program, including extending assistance for up to a year post-transplant READ MORE >>

For the 16th year in a row, the American Kidney Fund has received the highest possible rating—four stars—from Charity Navigator. READ MORE >>

When we visited Houston a few weeks after Hurricane Harvey’s extensive flooding left centers closed and damaged, and many patients unable to live in their homes, we heard heroic stories of social workers working around the clock to help their patients. We salute their efforts after the hurricane, as well as the loving care that they provide to dialysis patients day in and day out. READ MORE >>