Living with a transplant brings unique questions and situations into every transplant recipient's life. Transplants for Children is here to help you answer those questions and adjust to new and unfamiliar situations. We want to help you enjoy life. If we don't know the answer or solution, we can find it!

The chart below lists links to other organizations that may help you. These links provide information for transplant recipients and their families, as well as financial assistance, newsletters, publications, and other support.

American Heart Association

Mission: Reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

How They Help: Newsletter, publications & resources, disease information, fundraising, healthy lifestyle tips

American Kidney Fund

Mission: Serving people with and at risk for kidney disease through direct financial assistance, comprehensive education, clinical research and community service programs.

How They Help: Direct financial aid, brochures, help line, summer camp, art contest

American Liver Foundation

Mission: To provide research, education and advocacy for those affected by hepatitis and other liver-related diseases.

How They Help: Liver health information, newsletter, patient stories

American Music Therapy Association

Mission: To advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.

How They Help: Information on music therapy, frequently asked questions page

Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network

Mission: Dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of persons facing a bone marrow, blood stem cell or umbilical cord blood transplant.

How They Help: Publications, emotional support, network of transplant survivors, resource directory

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation

Mission: To provide support, education and advocacy for children and adolescents with cancer, survivors of childhood/adolescent cancer, their families, and the professionals who care for them.

How They Help: A great site for those affected by cancer. Educational material, cancer camps, message board, political information

Children’s Organ Transplant Association

Mission: To provide assistance for children needing life-saving transplants and promote organ, marrow and tissue donation.

How They Help: Fundraising assistance

Coalition on Donation: National Site

Mission: Dedicated to inspiring all people to donate life through organ, eye and tissue donation.

How They Help: Laws governing donation by state, donation facts, promote donation material

Make A Child Smile

Mission: To provide emotional and financial support to families whose children suffer from chronic or life-threatening illnesses and also give those who visit the MACS site the opportunity to participate by sending mail to the children.

How They Help: Sign-up to receive cards, write cards to cancer patients, stitch quilts for a child, emotional and financial support

National Children’s Cancer Society

Mission: Improve the quality of life for children with cancer by promoting children's health through financial and in-kind assistance, advocacy, support services and education.

How They Help: Cancer resources, newsletter, connect with other families, financial assistance, educational material

National Kidney Foundation

Mission: To prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

How They Help: Information on health issues and a health guide. This site is a must visit for kidney pre- and post-transplant recipients and their families!

National Marrow Donor Program

Mission: To connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to resources they need to help more people live longer, healthier lives.

How They Help: Disease information, financial and insurance assistance, FAQs

Patient Advocate Foundation

Mission: To safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.

How They Help: Legal assistance, resolve job discrimination or insurance issues, insurance information

South Texas Blood and Tissue Center

Mission: To collect blood and tissue from volunteer donors and to provide the community with the highest quality health care at the lowest possible cost.

How They Help: Blood donation, National Marrow Donor Program, tissue services, umbilical cord blood

Texas Organ Sharing Alliance

Mission: To maximize quality organ donation within the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance service area and provide the regional transplant centers and the National Organ Procurement Transplant Network with a professional and responsive organ recovery program.

How They Help: Facts and information on organ donation. If you have questions about organ donation, these are the people to call!

Transplant Living Provided by UNOS

Mission: Addresses many important physical, emotional, and financial matters that should be considered.

How They Help: Information on specific transplants, medications, living donation, and life before, during, and after transplantation.

The Transplant Patient Partnering Program

Mission: To provide others with a realistic understanding of the transplant experience.

How They Help: Information on kidney, heart, liver, and lung transplants, family issues, printable booklets on pre-transplant, post-transplant and during your transplant.

Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO)

Mission: Committed to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and the families of organ and tissue donors.

How They Help: Newsletter, donor awareness education materials, financial and insurance educational materials, support network, scholarships

United Network for Organ Sharing

Mission: Non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

How They Help: Transplant data, information to promote organ donation and patient resources (brochures, links, and fact sheets)


Transplant Resources Why Donate Life?	Transplant Resources Living with a transplant brings unique questions and situations into every transplant recipient's life. Transplants for Children is here to help you answer those questions and adjust to new and unfamiliar situations. We want to help you enjoy life. If we don't know the answer or solution, we can find it! The chart below lists links to other organizations that may help you. These links provide information for transplant recipients and their families, as well as financial assistance, newsletters, publications, and other support. American Heart Association Mission: Reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. How They Help: Newsletter, publications & resources, disease information, fundraising, healthy lifestyle tips American Kidney Fund Mission: Serving people with and at risk for kidney disease through direct financial assistance, comprehensive education, clinical research and community service programs. How They Help: Direct financial aid, brochures, help line, summer camp, art contest American Liver Foundation Mission: To provide research, education and advocacy for those affected by hepatitis and other liver-related diseases. How They Help: Liver health information, newsletter, patient stories American Music Therapy Association Mission: To advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world. How They Help: Information on music therapy, frequently asked questions page Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network Mission: Dedicated exclusively to serving the needs of persons facing a bone marrow, blood stem cell or umbilical cord blood transplant. How They Help: Publications, emotional support, network of transplant survivors, resource directory Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Mission: To provide support, education and advocacy for children and adolescents with cancer, survivors of childhood/adolescent cancer, their families, and the professionals who care for them. How They Help: A great site for those affected by cancer. Educational material, cancer camps, message board, political information Children’s Organ Transplant Association Mission: To provide assistance for children needing life-saving transplants and promote organ, marrow and tissue donation. How They Help: Fundraising assistance Coalition on Donation: National Site Mission: Dedicated to inspiring all people to donate life through organ, eye and tissue donation. How They Help: Laws governing donation by state, donation facts, promote donation material Make A Child Smile Mission: To provide emotional and financial support to families whose children suffer from chronic or life-threatening illnesses and also give those who visit the MACS site the opportunity to participate by sending mail to the children. How They Help: Sign-up to receive cards, write cards to cancer patients, stitch quilts for a child, emotional and financial support National Children’s Cancer Society Mission: Improve the quality of life for children with cancer by promoting children's health through financial and in-kind assistance, advocacy, support services and education. How They Help: Cancer resources, newsletter, connect with other families, financial assistance, educational material National Kidney Foundation Mission: To prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. How They Help: Information on health issues and a health guide. This site is a must visit for kidney pre- and post-transplant recipients and their families! National Marrow Donor Program Mission: To connect patients, doctors, donors and researchers to resources they need to help more people live longer, healthier lives. How They Help: Disease information, financial and insurance assistance, FAQs Patient Advocate Foundation Mission: To safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability. How They Help: Legal assistance, resolve job discrimination or insurance issues, insurance information South Texas Blood and Tissue Center Mission: To collect blood and tissue from volunteer donors and to provide the community with the highest quality health care at the lowest possible cost. How They Help: Blood donation, National Marrow Donor Program, tissue services, umbilical cord blood Texas Organ Sharing Alliance Mission: To maximize quality organ donation within the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance service area and provide the regional transplant centers and the National Organ Procurement Transplant Network with a professional and responsive organ recovery program. How They Help: Facts and information on organ donation. If you have questions about organ donation, these are the people to call! Transplant Living Provided by UNOS Mission: Addresses many important physical, emotional, and financial matters that should be considered. How They Help: Information on specific transplants, medications, living donation, and life before, during, and after transplantation. The Transplant Patient Partnering Program Mission: To provide others with a realistic understanding of the transplant experience. How They Help: Information on kidney, heart, liver, and lung transplants, family issues, printable booklets on pre-transplant, post-transplant and during your transplant. Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO) Mission: Committed to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and the families of organ and tissue donors. How They Help: Newsletter, donor awareness education materials, financial and insurance educational materials, support network, scholarships United Network for Organ Sharing Mission: Non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. How They Help: Transplant data, information to promote organ donation and patient resources (brochures, links, and fact sheets)

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