American Kidney Fund (AKF)
American Kidney Fund is a national nonprofit that helps people with kidney disease and kidney failure. It gives financial grants for health insurance premiums, dialysis transportation, medicines, medical supplies, disaster needs, and other kidney-related costs.
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When a flood, hurricane, tornado or other disaster strikes a community, the American Kidney Fund’s Disaster Relief Program helps kidney patients get back on their feet. The Disaster Relief Program... Main Services disaster response emergency payments help pay for food help pay for healthcare help pay for housing help pay for transit prescription assistance financial assistance Serving all ages hurricane helene 2024 hurricane milton 2024 on-treatment chronic illness low-income natural disaster survivors emergency
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Disaster Relief ProgramProgram
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Safety Net Grant ProgramProgram
Grants help kidney patients with health care costs not covered by insurance, such as dialysis transportation, over-the-counter medicines, co-pays, medical supplies, food, utilities, and related needs.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Health Insurance Premium Program (HIPP)Program
HIPP grants help people with kidney failure pay health insurance premiums so they can keep coverage for dialysis, transplant care, and related medical care.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Disaster Relief Grant ProgramGrant
Rapid emergency grants help dialysis and recent transplant patients affected by natural disasters replace medications and kidney-friendly food, pay for temporary housing and transportation to treatment, and replace clothing or personal essentials.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Community Resource FinderService
AKF's online finder connects people with AKF programs and vetted third-party help near them for bills, health care, emergency aid, food, housing, transportation, support groups, and more.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Prescription Drug ResourcesService
AKF lists prescription assistance resources for common kidney medicines for people who need help paying for medications.
- Recently verified· Jun 25
Grants for ChildrenGrant
AKF says its financial assistance programs are available to children living with kidney failure whose household incomes qualify for AKF assistance.
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