Muscular Dystrophy Association
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
Muscular Dystrophy Association connects people with more than 150 U.S. Care Centers and resources for muscular dystrophy, ALS, and 300+ neuromuscular conditions.
Best for
- people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, or another neuromuscular condition
- families seeking multidisciplinary neuromuscular care
- people seeking neuromuscular clinical trial information
- families needing disease education and resource navigation
- children with neuromuscular diseases seeking summer camp programs
- people seeking advocacy and community support
Look elsewhere if
- people seeking services unrelated to neuromuscular diseases
- people needing emergency medical treatment rather than nonprofit care navigation and support
Specialties
- muscular dystrophy support
- ALS support
- neuromuscular disease care coordination
- neuromuscular disease clinical trial access
- MDA Care Center referrals
- summer camp programs for children with neuromuscular diseases
What makes them different
- Operating since 1950 with 75 years of work in neuromuscular disease research, care, and advocacy
- MDA Care Center Network includes more than 150 health care institutions across the United States
- Supports people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and more than 300 other neuromuscular conditions
- Research funding is described as the largest source outside the federal government
- Provides a National Resource Hub, community education, and summer camp programs
- Years in business
- 75
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 110 Cinema Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- +19107633114
- Website
- http://www.mda.org/
- KRiordan@mdausa.org
Services
- expert multidisciplinary care access
- clinical trial access
- patient and family resource support
- community and professional education
- advocacy
- research funding
- summer camp programs
- fundraising and volunteer opportunities