American Kidney Fund provides emergency grants to kidney patients affected by tornados
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The American Kidney Fund activated its Disaster Relief Program to support post-transplant patients and patients on dialysis impacted by tornados in Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee on Dec. 10 and 11.
According to an American Kidney Fund (AKF) press release, patients will receive emergency grants of $250 to help replace lost medications, renal diet foods, clothing and to pay for transportation to treatment.
“We were devastated by the news of the tornadoes and our hearts go out to the communities impacted. Through our Disaster Relief Program, we will aid dialysis and post-transplant patients who were affected,” LaVarne A. Burton, president and CEO of the AKF, said in the release. “Our grants provide assistance when it is needed the most and help alleviate some of the financial and health concerns of patients who find themselves navigating the aftermath of a natural disaster.”
Dialysis and transplant patients should reach out to a social worker at their dialysis clinic or apply for aid at gms.KidneyFund.org. AKF will be accepting applications for emergency grants until Dec. 31.
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