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

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.

Offers information to persons concerned about birth defects, genetics or prenatal care.

Patient teaching for patients with COPD and asthma.

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.

Offers information to educate the public that the term aphasia describes an impairment of the ability to communicate, not an impairment of intellect. Aphasia is an impairment of the ability to use or comprehend words, usually acquired as a result of a stroke or other brain injury.

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.

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.

Provides a program designed in accordance with the American Diabetes Association clinical practice recommendations. Its purpose is to increase access to education, reduce medical costs and prevent complications for women with gestational diabetes. Initially, each participant meets with a diabetes educator for a gestational class, sets personal goals and receives follow up education in the OB Clinic.

National Toll-Free Hepatitis C Peer-to-Peer Helpline

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.

Health promotion and prevention of disease. Ministry towards physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Blood pressure checks, sponsor American Red Cross Blood Drives, Cancer Support Groups, Medicare/Part D services. MedsHelp and Medicare Part D Tier I Partner.

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.

Educates families, professionals, and the community about Alzheimer's disease. Free community presentations, Family caregiver workshops, Professional training, and Annual conference.

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.

The Peer Mentor Program provides patients with peer-to-peer learning and support on many aspects of sleep apnea, including use of positive airway pressure (PAP) machines (CPAP, Auto PAP, Bilevel PAP).

Most up-to-date cancer information available by phone, mail, fax, or email. Referral available for ACS programs and services as well as other community resources.

Offers numerous publications covering all aspects of and issues about blindness. Most are available in print, CD, Braille or all three formats. Also sells over 400 different materials used by the blind, such as talking blood glucose monitors, talking thermometers, insulin drawing devices, white canes, Braille paper and writing materials, talking watches and clocks, Braille watches, and Braille games. Offers upon request, free large print, CD, or Braille catalogs for aids, appliances, and literature.

Provide informational materials for cancer patients and families in low-resource settings.

Partner with state universities to bring research studies to those living in our communities. Direct cancer patients, survivors and their networks of support to information about cancer diagnoses, treatment options, diet and stress management; help with financial or transportation assistance and support services from peer-to-peer networks to hospice; Host events throughout the area, recruiting both nationally known speakers and local medical professionals to raise awareness about ways people can reduce the risks of getting cancer via healthy life choices and following the cancer screening guidelines.

Information specialists will answer questions about patient resources, clinical trials and more. NORD's Rare Disease Database provides reports in patient-friendly language about more than 1,200 rare diseases. Search the NORD Organizational Database by disease name to find patient organizations for your disease.

Helps people in our chapter area who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias and their caregivers and families.

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 speciafic doctors or hospitals. FACES also hosts an overnight summer camp in July for youth ages 6-17 with facial differences. FACES assists children and adults in all 50 states.

JDRF International - Mid-Atlantic Chapter provides a nationwide network of Advocates who are dedicated to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes.

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.