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MS Navigators will help connect you to the information, resources and support needed to move your life with multiple sclerosis forward.

Offers a resource guide of publications pertaining to childhood cancer, its treatment, and legal, social and emotional issues. Maintains extensive library of books, articles, and other information about childhood cancer. Provides computerized searches of protocols, treatment options and literature, and acts as clearinghouse to match families with sources of help. Also offers special publications on current topics in childhood cancer and a Speakers Bureau and links for reference only.

Responds to requests for information from persons with epilepsy and other seizure disorders, their family members and the general public. Provides referrals to local sources of aid. Send email requests through the web site.

Provides free programs on a variety of health topics.

The Information & Referral Program provides information to connect individuals and families with local providers and resources to best meet their individual needs. Many of the resources have been provided by families who have utilized these services and supports.

Community health education services and Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Talks and presentations for topics such as rabies control, HIV/AIDS prevention, nutrition, weight reduction, smoking cessation, stress management and cancer prevention and early detection are provided throughout the district for various groups and civic organizations.

The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is the complete integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality. This objective involves the removal of legal, economic, and social barriers; the education of the public to new concepts concerning blindness; and the achievement by all blind people of the right to exercise to the fullest their individual talents and capabilities. It means the right of the blind to work along with their sighted neighbors in the professions, common callings, skilled trades, and regular occupations.

Offers caregiver preparation to help families understand the disease process and caregiver challenges; counseling and support for families and caregivers experiencing emotional or stressful challenges; and information and referral services to assist with locating and utilizing professional and community resources. Call for more information or assistance.

Advocate for awareness and understanding by educating members and community about DS, and offering education practices to help members navigate the school years - from IEPs to behavior and everything in between.

Arthritis Community Educators provide in-person and virtual patient and community education presentations, connecting the local community, patients and their loved ones to Arthritis Foundation resources and support.

Offers educational materials and supplies about kidney disease and related issues to those interested in renal disease. Please call the Patient Information Hotline at 855-653-2273.

UCP provides an online resource and community, My Child Without Limits, for parents and caregivers to exchange information and to help young children with any developmental disability or delay, start achieving a life without limits at an early age.

Provides structured medical case management and wrap-around services for children birth to seven who have been diagnosed with a respiratory disease or have asthma that is poorly controlled. These services are designed to complement the care an asthmatic child receives through his/her primary care provider or pulmonologist. Through monthly in home evaluations of the child, medical records and individual case consultation with a child's primary care provider or pulmonologist, nurses obtain information about a child's asthma profile including environmental triggers, medications, history of attacks, frequency of emergency visits and hospitalizations, and treatment recommendations. Instructs parents on how to make changes in the home to decrease environmental triggers (dust, pet dander, indoor smoking, mold), how to use and manage their child's medications (including proper dosage), and how to use spacers that make the most of asthma medications. Nurses also instruct parents with regards to managing an asthma attack including how to recognize the signs and symptoms of an impending attack, when to contact the child's primary care provider or pulmonologist, when to take the child in for evaluation, and when to take the child to the Emergency Room. Follow ups with the parent and child's doctor to ensure that treatment recommendations are understood and followed; families with transportation needs can receive transportation through CHIP to any of their child's health care or specialist appointments. Together with parents and physicians, nurses support the development of an Asthma Action Plan that provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions on managing an asthma attack.

Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation empower Virginians impacted by breast cancer through education, access, advocacy, and community action. VBCF is statewide and sends educational materials, gives educational talks, and provides information at health fairs throughout Virginia to educate the public and policymakers.

The goal is to educate children all over the country about TS and to spread tolerance of and understanding about TS, while displacing the myths and stereotypes that are often associated with this misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorder. The teen and their adult parent or guardian comprise a Youth Ambassador (YA) Team – with the teen giving presentations and the adult helping with scheduling and other arrangements.

Patient teaching for patients with COPD and asthma.

Provides information and resources to persons with disfigurement of the face, head, and/or neck, due to accident, disease, or birth. Publishes a brochure and newsletter describing craniofacial syndromes, medical treatments, and association activities. FACES does not refer clients to specific doctors or hospitals. FACES also hosts an overnight summer camp for youth ages 6-17 with facial differences. FACES assists children and adults in all 50 states.

A national non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney patients. We strive to educate and improve the health and well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, those on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplant recipients.

Provides education and support to people affected by cancer. The Cancer Support Helpline staff are available to counsel cancer patients or loved ones who are struggling to cope with a cancer diagnosis.

Offer a variety of information and referral services including connecting people with disabilities and their families to resources to support community living.

The Association provides the public and health care professionals with the most up-to-date information to help take a stand against diabetes through our Center for Information and Community Support (1-800-DIABETES) and two web sites, www.diabetes.org and www.stopdiabetes.com, as well as via consumer and professional books and periodicals. Local Signature special events: Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes, Tour de Cure in Reston, and Tour de Cure in Washington, DC. Community Outreach/Mission Delivery Programs are designed to help educate the community and people living with type 1 diabetes about managing the disease to live healthier lives.

The global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Driven by grassroots volunteers. The charitable supporter of T1D diabetes research. Offers the following community outreach programs: Bag of Hope, Teen Pack, and Adult Pack for newly diagnosed patients which contains books and other informative materials; Family Network, a support group for adult with type 1 diabetes and caregivers; and Community Speakers which provides volunteer speakers to various community groups.

Social skills and life experiences are fostered through outings, recreational activities, educational offerings, and various activities that help to integrate our clients with the community at large. PARC is a Day Support Facility for ID & DD population.

Compass is a personalized service to help with complex challenges, including understanding insurance basics, troubleshooting insurance coverage issues, seeking financial assistance for medical care and other living expenses, finding answers to legal questions related to work, school, disability/government benefits, and much more.

ASK is a local nonprofit that works to provide children treated for cancer at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU with the psychosocial support they need to make the experience less traumatic.