American Kidney Fund - AKF

Organization URL(s)

helpline@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 (AKF), is a non-profit health organization providing limited grants to needy dialysis patients, transplant recipients and kidney donors to help cover treatment-specific expenses such as medications, transportation, etc. The Fund also educates the public about the prevention, causes and treatment of kidney disease. In addition, the Fund offers accredited professional and patient education conferences and provides grants for clinical research.

Online Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions about Kidney Failure
  http://www.kidneyfund.org/kf_faqs.asp 
  
• Information for Patients With Kidney Disease
  http://www.kidneyfund.org/fpa.asp 
  
• Recipes for Kidney Patients
  http://www.kidneyfund.org/kf_recipes.asp 
  
• The Kidney Fund's Help Line
  http://www.kidneyfund.org/fpa_help_line.asp 
  
• What is Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome?
  http://www.kidneyfund.org/kf_nephrotic.asp 
  

Print Resources

The American Kidney Fund publishes a broad selection of pamphlets on kidney disease with topics ranging from diet to transplantation, including several editions in Spanish. Serial Publications: AKF News, a newsletter on AKF activities; Clinical Strategies: The AKF Newsletter for Nephrology Professionals.

Related Topics

Continuing Education Dialysis Foreign Language Resources Funding Sources Organ Donation

Review Date

Thu Sep 14, 2006