Northwest Kidney Kids

Family and youth camp - provide a safe environment for children and families to gather for education activities, parent and youth enrichmnet, camaraderie, and networking. Family camp is for adolescents (up to age 18) with end-stage renal failure (on dialysis, with transplant/awaiting transplant) and their immediate family. Youth camp is for children (6th through 12th grade) with end-stage renal failure. The main purpose is to provide a safe environment for children and families to gather for education activities, parent and youth enrichment, emotional support, camaraderie, and networking.

Clinical support - the organization provides free blood pressure monitors, medication boxes, water bottles, urine strips, Kidney shields and other items not covered by insurance that are necessary to track and maintain the health of childhood kidneys. The goal is to assist those with chronic Kidney disease in maining their health, keeping transplants, and to assist Kidney professionals. Approx. 15% of the children receiving the monitors have chronic Kidney disease and are very close to being on dialysis, are on dialysis, or have had a transplant and must monitor their blood pressure to maintain their health. The remaining 85% of the children are at risk of Kidney disase due to obesity, diabetes, or hypertension and use monitors to assist in preventing Kidney disease. The organization purchased and distribute 103 monitors to pediatric nephrologists each year.

Family and youth support: program is open to any youth with chronic Kidney disease and their immediate family. The organization offers regional events (Oregon, Washington, and Idaho), and tickets to communitiy events. We serve bewteen 60 and 75 families. We did provide support to families through zoom support groups and incrased supplies to families for face masks, hand sanitizer, cleaning products, grocery gifts cards, etc.

Scholarship program - each year the organization awards a scholarship to an individual to be applied towards the cost of post secondary education