Kidneys for Communities | My Community

My Community

People in your world
need support

We help organizations and people, who share the same affiliation, find kidney donors and connect them with those seeking a kidney, to save as many lives as possible.

What We Do

Tap into the power of your
community to save lives

Over 750,000 Americans are suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD). As a community leader in your organization, you are in a unique position to save the lives of people within and outside your organization who have ESRD. How? By letting them know that your organization cares.

Our mission at Kidneys for Communities is to work directly with communities, organizations and groups just like yours to save lives. The best part is that it’s at no cost to you. All you have to do is say “yes” and allow us to do all the work for you. What we are asking of you is to spread the word within your organization.

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How We Help

Offer a new benefit to your membership: Life-saving kidney transplants

Kidneys for Communities creates connective dialogue and awareness throughout your organization to link up donors and recipients within your community. We offer:

Communication toolkits to help spread the word about kidney donation
Donor and patient education
Minimal time commitment from organization’s leaders and staff
No cost to your organization

All you have to do is click here to start a conversation with us. It won’t cost a thing. But it will save the lives of your people and countless more.

Let’s Get Started

Here are 3 easy ways you can get involved

Download our toolkit for your team

We’ve created and packaged the Kidneys for Communities marketing templates for your team to make spreading the word throughout your organization as easy as possible.

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Join us on social media to help spread the word

Follow Kidneys for Communities on Instagram and Facebook, and share our stories on your own channels.

Send an email to your community leaders

If you’re a member of a large community organization, like a labor union, service organization, religious institution, a fraternity or sorority, you can send a pre-written email that outlines the Kidneys for Communities mission and how we can help your organization save lives.

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Endorsements

“Kidney donors save lives. Living kidney donation is often left to happenstance or a hopeful recipient’s individual outreach efforts. Kidneys for Communities opens up the idea of donating based on mutual community affiliation. Together with paired donation, it means that donors can help members of their community while also helping others, in a streamlined process."

- Alvin Roth, Ph.D., Stanford Economist

Recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics for recognition in part for his work in developing an algorithm for matching donors

“Through Kidneys for Communities’ Kidneys for First Responders initiative, more people who want to donate to police and other first responders across the country, including those who serve with the New York City Police Department, now have a clear pathway to help save the life of an officer who is battling end-stage kidney disease.”

- Patrick Hendry, President of the NYC Police Benevolent Association

“The community-directed model, now available to interested communities and pioneered by Kidneys for Communities, is a common-sense approach to growing the pool of living kidney transplant donors. As more communities come on board, we expect it will shorten the critical waiting time for transplant recipients and save lives.”

- Dr. Lloyd E. Ratner, Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation at Columbia University Medical Center

“As an officer, there are many challenging situations that I encounter, yet at the same time, I experience so much good within the community I serve. I might never know the donor, but their appreciation of my commitment to serve is a beacon of hope empowering me to do even more to make a difference in the lives of others.”

- Melissa Quinones, Recent Transplant Recipient and 18 Year Veteran with NYPD

“The collaboration between the National Fallen Fighters Foundation, the First Responder Center for Excellence and Kidneys for Communities brings vital attention and action to kidney disease, which silently affects many, including our own. Every firefighter should consider being an organ donor. It is a continued testament to our dedication to protecting the public and each other. This program is a call to action to make a profound difference through living kidney donations.”

- Victor Stagnaro, CEO of The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the First Responder Center for Excellence

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

If you’ve got a question, we probably have an answer. Visit our FAQs page to learn more about how Kidneys for Communities can help your organization.

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