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![Hands put on top of each other with blue text overlay, "American Kidney Fund Convenes Rare Kidney Disease Action Network to Advocate for Policies and Regulations that Help Patients with Rare Causes of Kidney Disease"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/RKDAN%20PR%20Hands%202.png?itok=PdV0Fy_l)
Press release
AKF launches the Rare Kidney Disease Action Network (RKDAN), a new effort that will play a vital role in ensuring that the voices of people fighting rare kidney...
![Emergency workers removing a tree with a blue text overlay, "American Kidney Fund Activates Disaster Relief Program to Support Dialysis and Post-Transplant Patients Affected by Storms in Texas"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/PR%20Texas%20Disaster%20Relief%20-%20May%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=PvlVGc2Y)
Press release
AKF has turned on its Disaster Relief Program to administer emergency grants to dialysis and post-transplant patients who have been impacted by destructive stor...
![AKF Ambassador and lawmakers in a Congressional office with blue text overlay, "American Kidney Fund's Kidney Action Summit Brings AKF Ambassadors to Capitol Hill"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Release%20%20Kidney%20Action%20Summit%20-%20May%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=4y1QaLn3)
Press release
Today, more than three dozen AKF Ambassadors will meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, to urge support for legislation that will improve the l...
![South Carolina state capital building with blue text overlay, "American Kidney Fund Commends South Carolina for Passing Living Donor Protection Legislation"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/_Release%20South%20Carolina%20LDPA%20-%20May%202024%20-%20OG%20%281%29.png?itok=sET-keux)
Press release
AKF applauds South Carolina for making living organ donor protections state law
![Know Your Kidneys OG Image](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/_Release%20Know%20Your%20Kidneys%20Launch%20-%20May%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=4QnR9nG5)
Press release
AKF announced a major expansion of its award-winning Know Your Kidneys program, providing people at risk for kidney disease and those living with kidney disease...
![Black man, Black woman and Hispanic woman taking a selfie with blue text overlay, "American Kidney Fund Encourages People to Be APOL1 Aware with First Annual APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/PR%20AMKD%20Awareness%20Day%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG%20%281%29.png?itok=zcDYxO5Q)
Press release
Today marks the nation's first ever APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day
![Black woman smiling at the camera with blue text overlay, "American Kidney Fund Launches National Kidney Health Equity Media Campaign"](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Release%20KHFA%20Media%20Campaign%20Launch%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=0e9ZszsJ)
Press release
The national media campaign aims to bring greater awareness of kidney disease within Black and Hispanic/Latino communities
![Donald Payne Passing - OG](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Release%20AKF%20Mourns%20Passing%20of%20Donald%20Payne%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG.png?itok=ODEpmCOm)
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The American Kidney Fund (AKF) mourns the loss of Congressman Donald Payne (D-N.J.), a tireless advocate for people with chronic diseases, including kidney dise...
![AKF Top Nonprofits OG image](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/media/images/Release%20AKF%20Top%20Nonprofit%20Workplace%20-%20April%202024%20-%20OG%20%281%29.png?itok=C8uxKs2-)
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The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has been selected as one of the top 50 nonprofit employers in the United States by The NonProfit Times, a leading national busine...