Navigators
You can help save a life!
Make a difference by helping others navigate their kidney transplant journey and find donors.
Are you:
- A kidney transplant recipient?
- A family member of someone who received a kidney transplant?
- A living kidney donor?
- A medical professional who has been part of a transplant team?
- Served as a Kidney Donor Champion for a friend?
Join Us as An
Off The List Navigator!
Our volunteer Navigators help:
- Support people on the kidney transplant list
- Equip families with proven tools to help find a donor
- Increase awareness about living kidney donation
As a Navigator, you will:
- Walk with and encourage people on their transplant journey
- Share your own story and personal experience
- Make a lifelong friend
We offer many ways for you to get involved and give back to a cause that is close to your heart.
Transplant Pals
If you are a kidney transplant recipient, you have personal experience to help someone else. You can make sure no one walks the transplant journey alone!
Our Transplant Pals program is a 1:1 mentorship. We pair someone on the transplant list with someone like you—a kidney donor recipient who has been where they are and has successfully navigated the transplant process.
As a Transplant Pal, you will build a relationship, share your journey, and provide support that only a person who has gone through a transplant can give. You had the same questions, feelings, and worries they are dealing with. No one understands better than you!
Contact us to learn more about becoming a Transplant Pal.
Jenny was an altruistic living donor and did not know her recipient, Tom when she donated. After the transplant in 2010, Jenny and Tom met, and they have been friends ever since.
Transplant Circles
Connect, encourage, and support people going through the transplant process through small groups.
Transplant Circles are support groups that connect people going through the kidney transplant journey. Transplant Circles give them a safe place to talk and share with others who understand what they are going through.
As a Transplant Circle volunteer, you will help facilitate a small group, build relationships, and encourage individuals on their journey to transplantation.
Contact us to learn more about volunteering in our Transplant Circles program.
Transplanting Hope
Encourage and give hope to individuals through personal phone calls and cards.
Transplanting Hope gives people encouragement they need during the transplant process.
Transplanting Hope volunteers understand how hard the process is because they have been involved with it in some way. As a volunteer, your phone calls, cards, and weekly emails will give people the support they need along the way.
Contact us to learn more about how you can encourage others through our Transplanting Hope program.
Alan received the gift of life from his daughter, Alison, in 2018.
Transplant Education
Share your story, knowledge, and experience with others through our Transplant Education program.
Monthly Transplant Education Seminars provide practical support and training on:
Finding your Living Kidney Donor: Marketing 101
Being an Effective Kidney Donor Champion
The Importance of Self-Advocacy
Realities of the Transplant Journey
Make a difference by sharing your personal stories and experiences to help others on their transplant journey.
Contact us to learn more about being a part of our Transplant Education program.
