Disaster Relief Grant Program

Disaster Relief Grant Program is sponsored by American Kidney Fund. The Disaster Relief Grant Program offers emergency financial assistance to dialysis and recent transplant patients affected by natural disasters.

Disaster Relief Grant Program | American Kidney Fund Has a Disaster Affected Your Access to Care? Natural disasters put kidney patients' lives at risk — missing even one dialysis treatment can have serious health consequences. Have you lived through a disaster that affected your access to care?

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The American Kidney Fund's Disaster Relief Program is the nation's only rapid-response system that provides emergency financial assistance to dialysis and recent transplant patients affected by natural disasters.

Disaster relief grants help patients with low incomes replace lost medications and kidney-friendly foods (which may be spoiled due to power outages), pay for temporary housing and transportation to treatment, and replace clothing and personal essentials lost due to the natural disaster or the need to evacuate with little to no notice.

Dialysis and recent kidney transplant patients who need emergency financial help should contact a social worker at their dialysis or transplant clinic for information on applying for aid, apply directly at gms. KidneyFund. org or call AKF at 800-795-3226.

Financial donations are requested; 100% of donations will be used to assist kidney patients affected by natural disasters. During disasters like hurricanes or wildfires, kidney families often lose access to safe housing, food and treatment. Your donation provides critical, lifesaving relief when patients need it most.

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Thank you to our corporations, foundations and friends AKF is grateful to the many corporations, foundations and other friends who have offered critically needed aid to these efforts, including the American Society of Nephrology, Ardelyx, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc., CorMedix, CSL Vivor, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., the Schattner Foundation, The Foundation For Kidney Patients and Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Support Patients When Disaster Strikes When communities are hit by hurricanes, wildfires or other disasters, kidney patients face a terrifying reality: Missing dialysis can be fatal.

That's why the American Kidney Fund provides Disaster Relief Grants to cover crucial needs like replacing medications, paying for transportation and finding safe temporary housing. Since our founding, we've stepped in during more than 20 national disasters, providing millions of dollars in emergency assistance. Donate today so we can continue to respond quickly and ensure no patient is left behind in times of crisis.

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