Northern California is home to as many as 1.8 million people with chronic kidney disease and nearly 16,000 patients already on dialysis and/or awaiting transplant for kidney failure.
The National Kidney Foundation is the oldest and largest organization dedicated to serving these patients, the medical professionals who treat them and those in the general public who are at-risk for future kidney problems. In order to maintain and expand its full range of services in the area, NKF is currently seeking corporate, foundation and individual partners. A number of programs, fundraising event opportunities and volunteer leadership are outlined below.
To see the Foundation's most recent financial statements, please click here.
For more information about the NKF serving Northern California, how you or your organization can get involved or to make a donation, please contact our San Francisco office at infopacific@kidney.org or 415-543-3303.
Recent NKF Activities
- Conducted several KEEPs in the Fall of 2010. Watsonville, San Leandro sponsored by Satellite, Fresno sponsored by Genzyme, Sacramento sponsored by Kaiser.
- NKF participated in two of Senator Alquist's Health Forums doing a BP/BMI/Educational booth with assistance from Satellite and Kaiser volunteers. Screened 60-75 people at each forum.
NKF Programming in Northern California
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- The Chronic Kidney Disease Education Program, a comprehensive group of empowerment, support and advocacy resources offered to patients at all stages of chronic kidney disease.
- The Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) & Kidney Risk Assessment Programs, health-screening programs designed to identify individuals at increased risk for kidney disease and encourage further evaluation and follow-up with a physician.
- Healthy Kidneys for Life, an in-school program for elementary schoolchildren created to address the prevalence of kidney disease in minority populations through awareness and prevention.
- Kidney Kids Camp & Family Camp, a week-long summer camp for young dialysis and transplant patients. Family Camp is a similar weekend camp getaway offered for kidney patients and families.
- Emergency Patient Assistance, a program which offers small cash grants to patients struggling to make ends meet as they undergo dialysis treatment.
- Patient Scholarships, a program that provides funds to kidney patients in order to further their educational pursuits with the goal of attaining self-sufficiency.
- Professional Education Programs, a comprehensive group of professional education events for physicians and allied professionals, including regular dinner events with internationally recognized speakers, annual medical symposia, research forums and many other events.
- Research Fellowship Program, a program which supports talented young researchers working ac UCSF, UC Davis and Stanford University in the areas of nephrology, urology and transplantation.
All of the NKF's programs for patients are offered free of charge and are made possible through the dedication of NKF volunteers and the generosity of philanthropic individuals and organizations throughout the region.
NKF Fundraising Events & Activities in Northern California
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Volunteer & Leadership Opportunities
To learn more about Volunteer opportunities in Northern California, please click here.
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