PATIENT SERVICES PROGRAMS

• Support Groups
• Peer Counseling
• Resource and Referral Service
• Community Resource Directory
• Social Activities
• Educational Materials/ Lending Library
• Medical Alert Jewelry
• Camp for Children who are on Dialysis or have a Kidney Transplant
• Emergency Financial Assistance - medications, medical equipment transportation, glasses, dentures, food rent, utilities, etc.
• Health Fairs
• Transplant Games held every two years for all Organ Transplant recipients and Donor Families
• "People Like Us Live " Workshops held for Pre Dialysis Patient and Family Member held twice a year
• Quarterly Newsletter

IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS CONTACT THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

OTHER PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY FUNDS RAISED PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

• Speakers Bureau
• Videos and Films
• Educational Materials/Library
• Health Fairs - Business Community and Schools
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Public Education Campaigns
• Holiday Resolution Campaign to Encourage
• Organ Donation
• March Is Kidney Month
• National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week
• National Minority Donor Awareness Day
  

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Continuing Education Workshops and Symposiums
• Education Materials, Films, Videos, etc.
• Legislative and Medical Information Updates

ORGAN DONOR PROGRAM

• Free Organ Donor Cards
• Educational Booklets about Organ Donation

RESEARCH

25% of all funds raised go to the National Kidney Foundation to fund research