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Causes: Health, Nerve, Muscle & Bone Diseases, Neurology & Neuroscience
Mission: The primary goal of the organization are to help the ALS patient and family live as full and normal life as possible. Aid patients through the loan of equipment or by other means. To serve as a liaison, linking the ALS patient and family to available resources and information. To educate and inform the general public about the disease of ALS and its impact upon the family. To increase the awarness of ALS at all levels of government in an effort to expand governmental support of research and elicit programs to make treaments and cre accessible and affordable for all ALS patients.
Target demographics: people with ALS (pALS)
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 100 pALS and their families
Geographic areas served: Nevada
Programs: multidisciplinary clinics, loan closet, monthly support group meetings and a person committed to working with pALS and their families to get them what they need.