The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois provides education and support to over 600,000 individuals who live with kidney and urinary disease in the state of Illinois. In addition to the following services, the NKFI provides specialized programming for the different stages of kidney disease.
Patient and Family Memberships
For a donation of $10.00, you can be a member of the NKFI with several benefits included! As a patient member, you will have the opportunity to choose one of the following gift items: a piece of medical alert jewelry, weekly pillbox, cookbook containing renal friendly recipes or a totebag.
In addition, you will be added to our information mailing list to receive newsletters, fact sheets, brochures and information on upcoming Patient Education Days! Please contact Regina White at 312-321-1500 x222 or via email to rwhite@nkfi.org for more information.
Telephone Support
Call us at 312-321-1500 if you have questions or concerns about treatment, finances or resources. Our Support Network can connect you to the available resources in your area.
Educational Materials
The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois has a library of videos and fact sheets on a variety of topics including: Dialysis, Transplant, Renal Diet, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Stones, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Prostate Cancer, Glomerulernephritis, Exercise and more. Also check out our online Resource Guide to learn more about these topics and many others. Some materials are available in Spanish.
The Complete Resource Guide on Chronic Kidney Disease
The NKFI has created this resource guide for patients, families and healthcare professionals to help increase access to information, understand terms and definitions as well as resources and services available for those affected by chronic kidney disease. The resource guide is available online for free or in print for $10 per copy.
The Complete Resource Guide on Support & Financial Services for Kidney Patients
The newest resource guide was created for kidney patients and their families with a special focus on support and financial services. This resource guide is available for purchase for $10 per copy.
To order, please contact the NKFI at (312)321-1500.
Dialysis Without Fear: A Guide to Living Well on Dialysis for Patients & Their Families
NKFI board member Marjorie Kaiz Offer, her husband Daniel Offer, MD, and their daughter Susan Offer Szafir have recently published this informative book. In Dialysis Without Fear, psychiatrist and dialysis patient Dr. Offer joins with his wife Marjorie and their daughter Susan to reveal how life can be lived - and lived well - on dialysis. Drawing on his long career as a medical expert and more than seven years of experience as a patient, Dr. Offer convincingly dispels the misconceptions surrounding this treatment, explaining how most dialysis patients can travel, work, and continue to partake in life's joys and celebrations. For more information , please click here to be directed to their publisher's website. Or you may purchase the book directly at www.amazon.com.