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We Support a Healthier Future - Healthy People 2020

American Kidney Fund - AKF

Organization URL(s)

helpline@kidneyfund.org
patientservice@kidneyfund.org
www.kidneyfund.org

Other Contact Information

6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852

800-638-8299 (Voice - Toll-free)
301-881-3052 (Voice)
301-881-0898 (FAX)
866-300-2900 (Voice - Toll-free Spanish)

Description

The American Kidney Fund was founded in 1971 to save the life of one person who needed help paying for dialysis. Forty years later, AKF has become the leading source of direct, treatment-related financial assistance to people in the United States who are living with chronic kidney disease. In 2010, AKF provided treatment-related financial assistance to more than 101,000 dialysis patients nationwide. The work of the American Kidney Fund goes beyond financial assistance. It is also AFK’s mission to provide health education to people with, and at risk for, kidney disease.

Online Resources

American Kidney Fund HelpLine
http://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-health/helpline.html
Common Questions About Kidney Disease
http://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-health/kidney-basics/common-questions.html
Patient Grants: Financial Help for Kidney Patients
http://www.kidneyfund.org/patient-grants/

Print Resources

The American Kidney Fund publishes a broad selection of pamphlets on kidney disease with topics ranging from diet to transplantation in English and Spanish. Serial Publications: American Kidney Fund Advocacy Newsletter; Reaching Out, the American Kidney Fund's e-newsletter.