Organizations

These are organizations that are dedicated to helping People with ALS (PALS) either through funding research or offering a variety of support services or both.

Organizations

ALS Association National
The ALS Association relentlessly pursues its mission to help people living with ALS and to leave no stone unturned in search for the cure of the progressive neurodegenerative disease that took the life and name of Baseball Legend Lou Gehrig. As the only not-for-profit voluntary health agency dedicated solely to the fight against ALS, we direct the largest privately-funded research enterprise engaged to uncover the mystery of a disease that affects as many as 30,000 annually.
ALS-TDF

The ALS Therapy Development Foundation is a nonprofit biotechnology company discovering treatments for patients alive today. Our approach combines the power of a nonprofit mission with the best practices of a for-profit biotechnology company: rigorous, open-minded research and proven drug development techniques.
Extra Hands for ALS
Extra Hands for ALS is a national voluntary service charity assisting people with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease. Launched in 2002, Extra Hands is expanding nationally and now operates in many cities in the United States. Through Extra Hands for ALS, high school and college students volunteer to help people with ALS and their families by doing chores and errands or just providing company for the homebound. Students also organize and participate in ALS public awareness events designed to teach their peers and communities about the disease.
ALS Hope Foundation
The goal of the ALS Hope Foundation is to accelerate the search for a cure for ALS by supporting innovative ideas, promoting collaborative research efforts, and attracting more researchers to the cause of ALS.

The ALS Hope Foundation is working to:
- Establish a team of talented and imaginative scientists who will work cooperatively to accelerate ALS research
- Provide these researchers with stable funding to ensure that ALS research continues uninterrupted
- Provide funding for innovative, ground-breaking research across the country where traditional funding sources are not forthcoming.
Les Turner Foundation

The Les Turner ALS Foundation is the only independent publicly supported non-profit organization in the Chicago-area devoted solely to the treatment and elimination of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The Les Turner ALS Foundation began with one patient and a dream; today it serves more than 650 patients annually and its membership is comprised of people living with ALS (PALS), their friends and families, healthcare professionals, researchers and corporate leaders.
March of Faces

Join the ALS banner to raise awareness!

Raising awareness of the ALS cause by putting the faces of those afflicted with ALS on a traveling banner. They also have a newsletter called Brick by Brick which give up-to-date news about ALS issues. They also sell some unique items such as ribbons and pins to raise ALS awareness.
MDA ALS
The ALS Division of MDA offers the most comprehensive range of services of any voluntary health agency in the nation, and leads the search for a treatment or cure through its aggressive, worldwide research program. MDA has invested more than $155 million in its ALS program, and is committed to continuing to lead the fight. Since the early 1950s, when Eleanor Gehrig served as a national volunteer leader of MDA, the Association has led the effort to assist those affected by the disorder that takes its name from her husband, baseball great Lou Gehrig, who died of ALS in 1941.
Project A.L.S.
Project A.L.S. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to:
• Finding a cure for A.L.S.
• Finding an effective treatment for people living with A.L.S.
• Raising awareness about A.L.S.
Since it’s founding, in 1998, Project A.L.S. has raised over $23 million. Over 83% of the money we raise goes directly to funding for our historic research programs. Current cutting-edge projects include:

• Gene Chip Discovery
• Accelerated Drug Testing
• Neural Stem Cell Replacement
Ride for Life

Ride for Life, Inc. is an not-for-profit corporation founded in 1998 by ALS patients, caregivers and those who care about people living with ALS. We are called "Ride for Life" because of our annual event in which ALS patients ride their electric wheelchairs down the highways and byways to raise funds for a cure and create awareness for their plight. Our mission is to raise public awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, assist research in finding a cure, support ALS patients and their familes, and provide the ALS community with the latest ALS related news, information, and inspiration.

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