Community Based Resources

Allows patient, professionals, and the public access to the vast kidney disease resources on the Web. Links. Animated GIFS, preESRD education, Fadem’s Kidney Guide

The mission of the National Kidney Registry (NKR) “is to save and improve the lives of people facing kidney failure by increasing the quality, speed, and number of living donor transplants in the world.”

A nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that provides non-medical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The Alport Syndrome Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by a group of families affected by the disease and guided by a medical advisory committee of renowned nephrologists.

AAKP is the voluntary, patient organization, which for more than 40 years, has been dedicated to improving the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical, emotional, and social impact of kidney disease. The programs offered by AAKP, inform and inspire patients and their families to better understand their condition, adjust more readily to their circumstances and assume more normal, productive lives in their communities.

Provides educational programs, clinical research and community service projects.

Dedicated to helping people live long and live well with kidney disease. Offers encouragement and free educational materials, with a special emphasis on staying active through exercise and employment.

Find Kidney friendly recipes and more.

Offers education, information, and chapters in most states that you can join. The NKF has also developed clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of kidney disease and kidney failure.