National Members

There are currently 104 national non-profit members of the Access to Benefits Coalition™, who share the interest of helping Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes find the public and private prescription savings programs they need to maintain their health and improve the quality of their lives.

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AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to making life better for people 50 and over. We provide information and resources; engage in legislative, regulatory and legal advocacy; assist members in serving their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members. These include AARP The Magazine, published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, our monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda Juventud, our quarterly newspaper in Spanish; NRTA Live & Learn, our quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and our Web site, www.aarp.org. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

ACORN
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate-income families, with over 175,000 member families organized into 850 neighborhood chapters in 80 cities across the country. ACORN's priorities include: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools.

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is a national professional association of pharmacists and other health care practitioners who serve society by the application of sound medication management principles and strategies to achieve positive patient outcomes.  The Academy's 4,800 members develop and provide a diversified range of clinical, educational and business management services and strategies on behalf of the more than 200 million Americans covered by a managed care pharmacy benefit.

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Alliance for Children and Families
The Alliance for Children and Families, a national membership association, provides effective resources and leadership to over 300 private, nonprofit child and family-serving organizations in the United States and Canada. 

Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research and to enhance quality care and support for individuals, their families and care partners. Since our founding in 1980, we have provided more than $150 million to support research into the prevention, treatment and eventual cure for Alzheimer's. Our nationwide network of chapters offer frontline support to individuals affected by Alzheimer's with services that include 24/7 information and referral, safety services, and education and support groups.

America's Health Insurance Plans
AHIP is the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans.  Its member companies offer medical expense insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, dental insurance, supplemental insurance, stop-loss insurance and reinsurance to consumers, employers, and public purchasers.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) is committed to advancing the vision of healthy, affordable, ethical aging services for America. The association represents 5,600 mission-driven, not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living and senior housing facilities, and home and community-based service providers. Every day, AAHSA's members serve two million older persons across the country.

American Association of Kidney Patients

AAKP is the voluntary, patient organization, which for 35 years, has been dedicated to improving the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them deal with the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease. The programs offered by AAKP inform and inspire patients and their families to better understand their condition, adjust more readily to their circumstances and assume more normal, productive lives in their communities.

American Association of People with Disabilities
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is the largest cross-disability membership organization in the country.  In addition to national advocacy and key core programs, AAPD offers prescription discounts to members.

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American Association of Service Coordinators
The American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC) is a national non-profit organization representing service coordinators serving families, the elderly, persons with disabilities and others who are involved in creating and maintaining service-enhanced housing environments.

American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching more than 800 communities. The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind—the organization to which Helen Keller devoted her life—is a national nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that the ten million Americans who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.

American Geriatrics Society
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is an organization of geriatricians and other health care professionals who are specially trained in the management of care for frail, chronically ill older patients. There are just under 7,000 geriatricians in the United States.

American Health Care Association
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for more than 1.5 million elderly and disabled individuals nationally.

American Hospital Association
The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 37,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.

American Medical Association
As the national professional organization for all physicians, the American Medical Association (AMA) serves as the steward of medicine and leader of the medical profession.

American Optometric Association
The American Optometric Association (AOA) is the premiere authority in the optometric industry. With more than 32,000 members in 6,600 U.S. and foreign communities, the AOA leads the way in its mission of improving the quality and availability of eye and vision care everywhere. The AOA is a federation of state, student and armed forces optometric associations. Through these affiliations, the AOA serves members consisting of optometrists, students of optometry, paraoptometric assistants and technicians.

American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA), a national member association representing more than 54,000 osteopathic physicians, is the leading source of information on osteopathic medicine. The AOA serves as the primary certifying body for D.O.s, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical colleges and health care facilities. The AOA is dedicated to promoting excellence in education, research, and the delivery of quality, cost-effective healthcare within a distinct, unified profession.

American Pharmacists Association
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, founded in 1852 as the American Pharmaceutical Association, is the first-established and largest professional association of pharmacists in the United States. The more than 50,000 members of APhA include practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advancing the profession.

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American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is the international professional association that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to advance the practice of senior care pharmacy. In their role as medication therapy experts, ASCP members manage and improve drug therapy and improve the quality of life of geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, subacute care and assisted living facilities, hospice programs, and in home and community-based care.

American Society on Aging
The American Society on Aging is an association of diverse individuals bound by a common mission: to support the commitment and enhance the knowledge and skills of those who seek to improve the quality of life of older adults and their families.

Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is the single largest non-profit contributor to arthritis research in the world and the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization helping people take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases - the nation's number one cause of disability.

Association of Jewish Aging Services
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, AJAS is a unique forum that promotes and supports elder services in  the context of Jewish values through education, professional development, advocacy and community relationships.

Association of Health Insurance Advisors
The Association of Health Insurance Advisors (AHIA) takes a lead advocacy role on issues, which impact members involved in the sale of group and individual health related products including major medical, disability, long-term care, critical illness and Medicare supplement insurance. AHIA is dedicated to helping health and employee benefits advisors shape state and federal legislation and regulation that impacts their business.

Black Women's Health Imperative
Black Women's Health Imperative, the new name of the National Black Women's Health Project, is a leading African American health education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution. Founded in 1983 by health activist Byllye Y. Avery, it has been a pioneer in promoting the empowerment of African American women as educated health care consumers and a strong voice for the improved health status of African American women.

B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith International has worked to improve the lives of seniors across America since its first humanitarian act in 1843, which provided aid to widows in New York City. Through its Center for Senior Services, B'nai B'rith continues this tradition. B'nai B'rith is currently the largest national Jewish sponsor of federally subsidized housing and also sponsors market rate housing, advocates for seniors in Washington, and develops public education programs related to issues affecting the elderly.

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Case Management Society of America
The Case Management Society of America is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1990 dedicated to the support and development of the profession of case management through educational forums, networking opportunities and legislative involvement.

Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA is the membership association of one of the nation's largest social service networks. Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide provide vital social services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social, or economic backgrounds. Catholic Charities USA supports and enhances the work of its membership by providing networking opportunities, national advocacy and media efforts, program development, training and technical assistance, and financial support.

Catholic Health Association of the United States
The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) is the national leadership organization of the Catholic health ministry. By pursuing the strategic directions of mission, ethics, and advocacy, CHA is engaged in strengthening the health ministry for the future and creating health care that works for all. CHA represents more than 2,000 sponsors, systems, facilities, and related organizations that form the nation's largest group of not-for-profit health care. Founded in 1915, CHA unites the ministry engaged to advance selected strategic issues that are best addressed together rather than as individual organizations.

Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly
The Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE), is a non-profit organization, based in Philadelphia, dedicated to improving the quality of life for vulnerable older people. CARIE was founded in 1977 primarily as an advocacy organization for the frail elderly. Its initial program, the CARIE LINE, quickly became recognized throughout the region as a resource for a wide range of people and institutions seeking to resolve elder care issues.

Center for Medicare Advocacy
The Center is a national, non-partisan education and advocacy organization that identifies and promotes solutions to ensure that elders and people with disabilities have access to Medicare and quality health care. With national headquarters in Connecticut; the Center also has offices throughout the country, including a policy advocacy office in Washington, D.C. With a staff of attorneys, paralegals, nurses and information management experts, the Center represents thousands of individuals in appeals of Medicare denials. Center staff also responds to over 6,000 calls annually from elders, people with disabilities, and their families.

Center for Medicare Education
The Center for Medicare Education is a national information resource center for professionals and volunteers who provide consumer education about Medicare.

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Easter Seals
Easter Seals is a national nonprofit voluntary organization dedicated to creating solutions that change the lives of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs and their families. Easter Seals provides home and community-based services to more than one million people annually through a nationwide network of 90 affiliates that operate more than 500 service centers.

Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corporation
Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corporation (EHDOC) develops and manages safe, secure, and affordable housing for senior citizens across the United States. EHDOC currently manages 43 multi-family communities, comprising some 4,000 apartments, in 14 states, as well as Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.

Epilepsy Foundation
The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization, founded in 1968 as the Epilepsy Foundation of America. The only such organization wholly dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy, our mission is simple: to work for children and adults affected by seizures through research, education, advocacy and service.

Families USA
Families USA is a non-profit foundation that advocates at the national and state level on behalf of health consumers. Families USA works for better access to quality health care for all Americans, including improvements in the Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance markets, and a reduction in the number of uninsured Americans.

Financial Planning Association
The Financial Planning Association is the membership organization for the financial planning community. FPA has been built around four Core Values - Competence, Integrity, Relationships and Stewardship. FPA's primary aim is to be the community that fosters the value of financial planning and advances the financial planning profession.

Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation serves as the nexus for the scientific laboratories of the Fisher Center at The Rockefeller University. The Foundation is dedicated to attacking the scourge of Alzheimer's disease with a three-pronged assault focused on Cause, Care and Cure.

Generations on Line
Aimed at the large population of older Americans who cannot afford or choose not to enroll in computer training or Internet training, Generations on Line is both a service for access and product for learning. Generations on Line provides specially programmed self-training software to senior centers, libraries, retirement homes and other locations where older people congregate.

Healthcare Leadership Council
Constantly improving the affordability, innovation and quality of American health care – already the best in the world – is the goal uniting HLC. Members of the HLC – hospitals, health plans, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, biotech firms, health product distributors, pharmacies and medical teaching colleges – envision a quality driven system built upon the strengths of the private sector.

Health Ministries Association
The Health Ministries Association is a membership organization of persons bonded together in the faith/health ministry movement. Its members are known by many names, faith community nurse, parish nurse, congregational nurse, health ministry nurse, health and wellness nurse, health minister, health educator, clergy, chaplain, and lay health minister.

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InterAmerican College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons (ICPS) was founded in 1979 to promote cooperation among U.S. Hispanic physicians and to advance their professional and educational needs. The ICPS is the largest association of Hispanic physicians in the nation.

Last Acts Partnership
Last Acts Partnership is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving care and caring near the end of life. Through our efforts to inform healthcare professionals, advocate policy change, and empower private citizens with information and opportunities for action, we are raising expectations for quality end-of-life care and championing fundamental change in the way that care is delivered.

Meals on Wheels Association of America
The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing those who provide meal services to people in need.  MOWAA works toward the social, physical, nutritional, and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans.  The guiding principle to which it subscribes is to help those men and women who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk.

MedicAlert Foundation International
MedicAlert Foundation is one of the world's largest nonprofit membership organizations with one mission since 1956 - to protect and save lives.

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
The mission of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is to establish NAELA members as the premier providers of legal advocacy, guidance and services to enhance the lives of people with special needs and people as they age.

National Adult Day Services Association
The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) is the leading voice of the rapidly growing adult day services (ADS) industry in the US, and the national focal point for adult day services providers. NADSA is a 20-year-old organization committed to providing its members with effective national advocacy, educational and networking opportunities, technical assistance, research and communication services.

National Alliance for Caregiving
The National Alliance for Caregiving is a nonprofit coalition focused on improving the quality of life for families and care recipient across the age span. Among its activities, the Alliance conducts research, develops national projects, and increases public awareness of the issues of family caregiving.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health
The nation's action forum for Hispanic health, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health delivers quality services to over 12 million Hispanic health consumers annually.  The Alliance sponsors the Su Familia Family Health Helpline at 1-866-783-2645 (1-866-SU-FAMILIA) for advice on applying for a Medicare-approved drug discount card.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAMI is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses.  Founded in 1979, NAMI today works to achieve equitable services and treatment for more than 15 million Americans living with severe mental illnesses and their families.  Hundreds of thousands of volunteers participate in more than one thousand local affiliates and fifty state organizations to provide education and support, combat stigma, support increased funding for research, and advocate for adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, and jobs for people with mental illnesses and their families.

National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors

NASTAD is a non-profit national association of state health department HIV/AIDS program directors who have programmatic responsibility for administering HIV/AIDS health care, prevention, education, and supportive services programs funded by state and federal governments.

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National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging's (NAPCA) mission is to serve as the leading national advocacy organization committed to the dignity, well-being and quality of life of Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in their senior years. Our goals are: to advocate on behalf of the APA aging community at the local, state and national levels; to educate APA seniors and the general public on the unique needs of the APA aging community; and to empower APA seniors and the aging network to meet the increasing challenges facing the APA aging community.  NAPCA sponsors 3 Asian language helplines for Medicare prescription drug benefits: Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) -- 1-800-582-4218; Korean -- 1-800-582-4259; and Vietnamese -- 1-800-582-4336.

National Association for Hispanic Elderly
The National Association for Hispanic Elderly is an organization which provides a variety of services to meet the needs of older Hispanic people and other low-income elderly.  The association also administers the Senior Environmental Employment Program.

National Association for Home Care and Hospice
NAHC is the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers. Simply put, NAHC is the one organization dedicated to making home care and hospice providers lives easier.

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) is the umbrella organization for the 655 area agencies on aging (AAAs) and more than 230 Title VI Native American aging programs in the U.S. Through its presence in Washington , D.C., N4A advocates on behalf of the local aging agencies to ensure that needed resources and support services are available to older Americans. The fundamental mission of the AAAs and Title VI programs is to provide services which make it possible for older individuals to remain in their home, thereby preserving their independence and dignity. These agencies coordinate and support a wide range of home- and community-based services, including information and referral, home-delivered and congregate meals, transportation, employment services, senior centers, adult day care and a long-term care ombudsman program.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) represents the nation's leading retail chain pharmacies and suppliers, helping them better meet the changing needs of their patients and customers. NACDS members operate more than 32,000 pharmacies, employ 112,000 pharmacists, fill more than 2.1 billion prescriptions yearly, and have annual sales of over $500 billion. Other members include more than 1000 suppliers of products and services to the chain drug industry.

National Association of Community Health Centers
NACHC is the national trade association serving and representing the interests of America's health centers. Community, Migrant, Homeless and Public Housing Health Centers are non-profit providers of health care to America's poor and medically underserved. Health centers serve 15 million people in over 3600 health center delivery sites - spanning urban and rural communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all territories.

National Association of Free Clinics
Formed in 2001, the National Association of Free Clinics is a non-profit professional association composed of Free Clinics and State/Regional Free Clinic Associations, working together to support Free Clinics and the people they serve. There are currently over 800 Free Clinics in 47 states.

National Association of Neighborhoods
The National Association of Neighborhoods (NAN) is America's largest and oldest multi-issue membership organization of grassroots neighborhood groups. NAN's mission is to improve the quality of life in the nation's most important communities - its neighborhoods.

National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
The National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP) is a professional membership organization representing the interests of members at all levels of the aging network dedicated to providing quality nutrition and other direct services for older Americans.

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers is an organization of about 1700 practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families.

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National Association of State Units on Aging
The National Association of State Units on Aging is a national non-profit membership organization comprised of 56 state and territorial government agencies on aging. The association advances social, health and economic policies responsive to the needs of a diverse aging population. NASUA enhances the capacity of its membership to promote the rights, dignity and independence of and expand opportunities and resources for current and future generations of older persons, adults with disabilities and their families.

National Black Nurses Association
NBNA represents approximately 150,000 African American nurses from the USA, Eastern Caribbean and Africa, with 76 chartered chapters nationwide. NBNA mission is to provide a forum for collective action by African American nurses to "investigate, define and determine what the health care needs of African Americans are and to implement change to make available to African Americans and other minorities health care commensurate with that of the larger society."

National Center for Assisted Living
The National Center For Assisted Living (NCAL) is committed to quality and performance excellence in the assisted living profession. NCAL is a federation of affiliates representing more than 2,100 non-profit and for-profit assisted living residences that are dedicated to professional and compassionate care for the elderly and disabled.

National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is the nation's only patient advocacy organization representing the 8,000,000 American women living with heart disease. It aims to improve their quality of life and healthcare through support, education and advocacy.

National Community Pharmacists Association
The National Community Pharmacists Association, founded in 1898 as the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD), represents the pharmacist owners, managers, and employees of nearly 25,000 independent community pharmacies across the United States. Independent pharmacists - more than 60,000 nationwide - dispense the majority of the nation's retail prescription drugs.

National Consumers League
The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, represents consumers and workers in the marketplace and workplace. Priority concerns include healthcare, consumer fraud, fair labor standards, food safety, and financial services.

National Council of Churches USA
The National Council of Churches, founded in 1950, is the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States. 
The NCC's 36 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historic African American and Living Peace member faith groups include 45 million persons in more than 100,000 local congregations in communities across the nation.

National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives
NCSPAE, founded in 1927, is made up of all state pharmacy association executive directors (including D.C. and Puerto Rico) and associate members.  Our mission is to enhance the professional management of state pharmacy associations and to facilitate communication and activities related to issues of common concern among our state association members. 

National Council on the Aging
Founded in 1950, The National Council on the Aging is a national voluntary network of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons; increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society, and future generations; and to building caring communities.

National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) was founded to support, empower, educate, and speak up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of different diagnoses, different relationships and different life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers. NFCA is committed to improving the overall quality of life of caregiving families and minimizing the disparities between family caregivers and non-caregivers.

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National Health Council
The National Health Council is an 80 year old, private, nonprofit association of 110 national health-related organizations that includes patient organizations, professional and membership associations, business and industry and other groups with an interest in health care. The Council focuses on promoting quality health care for all people, the importance of medical research and the role of patient organizations.

National Hispanic Council on the Aging
The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) was established in 1979 as an advocate organization with the primary purpose of improving the quality of life for Latino elderly, families and communities. Since its inception, the NHCOA has focused on the importance and functions of the family to assist the elderly in every aspect of living and to provide needed care in old age.

National Hispanic Medical Association
The National Hispanic Medical Association is a non-profit association representing 36,000 licensed Hispanic physicians in the United States. The mission of the organization is to improve the health of Hispanics and other underserved populations. As a rapidly growing national resource based in the nation's capital, NHMA provides policymakers and health care providers with expert information and support in strengthening health service delivery to Hispanic communities across the nation.

National Human Services Assembly
The National Human Services Assembly is an association of the nation’s leading national non-profits in the fields of health, human and community development, and human services.  Many of the member organizations are national offices of large networks of local health & human service organizations. Others are national research or resource organizations or national programs.

National Indian Council on the Aging, Inc.
Formed by a group of tribal chairmen in 1976, the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) has served as the nation’s foremost nonprofit advocate for the nation’s (est.) 296,000 American Indian and Alaska Native elders. NICOA strives to better the lives of the nation's indigenous seniors through advocacy, employment training, dissemination of information, and data support.

National Latina Health Network
The National Latina Health Network (NLHN) is the premier non-profit organization dedicated to developing and strengthening networks of Latina leaders in public health, and building local and national community health partnerships. Based in Washington, DC, NLHN represents more than 1,500 Latina professionals across the continental US and Puerto Rico, and youth-serving agencies.

National Low Income Housing Coalition

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is dedicated solely to ending America’s affordable housing crisis. NLIHC believes that this is achievable, that the affordable housing crisis is a problem that Americans are capable of solving. While NLIHC is concerned about the housing circumstances of all low income people, it focus its advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households.

National Medical Association

The NMA promotes the collective interests of physicians and patients of African descent. We carry out this mission by serving as the collective voice of physicians of African descent and a leading force for parity in medicine, elimination of health disparities and promotion of optimal health.

National Mental Health Association

The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Founded in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports more MS research, offers more services for people with MS, provides more professional education programs, and furthers more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.

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National Organization for Rare Disorders
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.

National Partnership for Women and Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote workplace fairness, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.

National Rural Health Association
The NRHA is a national nonprofit membership association that provides leadership on rural health issues. The association's mission is to improve the health of rural Americans and to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. The NRHA membership is made up of a diverse collection of individuals and organizations, all of whom share the common bond of an interest in rural health.

National Senior Citizens Law Center
The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals and persons with disabilities.  As a national support center, NSCLC advocates through litigation, legislative and agency representation and assistance to attorneys and paralegals in field programs. NSCLC's functions vary with the needs of our clients. NSCLC maintains a national reputation for professional quality and successful advocacy.

National Association of Senior Legal Hotlines
The mission of the National Association of Senior Legal Hotlines is to facilitate the sharing of relevant information among members and other interested parties and to promote and strengthen the role of statewide hotlines in the provision of legal services for seniors.

National Urban League

The National Urban League mission statement: The Urban League is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream.

National Women's Health Resource Center

The National Women’s Health Resource Center, Inc. (NWHRC), dedicated to helping women make informed decisions about their health, encourages women to embrace healthy lifestyles to promote wellness and prevent disease.  As the national clearinghouse for women’s health information, providing access to health information and resources is NWHRC's primary goal.

OASIS
OASIS is a national nonprofit educational organization designed to enhance the quality of life for mature adults. Offering challenging programs in the arts, humanities, wellness, technology and volunteer service, OASIS creates opportunities for older adults to continue their personal growth and provide meaningful service to the community

Older Women's League
OWL is the only national grassroots membership organization that focuses exclusively on issues unique to women as they age. OWL is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that accomplishes its work through research, education, and advocacy activities conducted through a nationwide chapter network. Through its efforts to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women, OWL provides a strong and effective voice for the more than 60 million women age 40 and over in America.

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Paralyzed Veterans of America
The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of its members— veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.

Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network
The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities. Through a variety of programs and services, the Foundation encourages people from all walks of life — businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income communities, families, youth, and older adults — to volunteer.

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
RSVP is part of Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans the opportunity to apply their life experience to meeting community needs. RSVP volunteers serve in a diverse range of nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based groups. Among other activities, they mentor at-risk youth, organize neighborhood watch programs, test drinking water for contaminants, teach English to immigrants, and lend their business skills to community groups that provide critical social services.

Salvation Army USA
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by love for God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in his name without discrimination.

Shepherd's Centers of America

SCA assures that a nationwide network of Shepherd's Centers continues to grow and has the resources needed to provide responsive program and services for older adults.

60 Plus Association

The 60 Plus Association is a non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues.  60 Plus has set ending the federal estate tax and saving Social Security for the young as its top priorities. 

The Arc

The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. It is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for people with mental retardation and their families. The association also fosters research and education regarding the prevention of mental retardation in infants and young children. 

The Seniors Coalition

The Seniors Coalition is a non-profit, 501c(4), non-partisan, education and issue advocacy organization that represents the interests and concerns of America's senior citizens at both the state and federal levels. Our mission is to protect the quality of life and economic well-being that older Americans have earned while supporting common sense solutions to the challenges of the future. 

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United Cerebral Palsy

For more than 55 years, United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) has been committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities. The national organization and its nationwide network of affiliates strive to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities in every facet of society—from the Web to the workplace, from the classroom to the community. As one of the largest health charities in America, UCP's mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network.

United Seniors Association

United Seniors Association is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public interest organization of conservative seniors dedicated to educating and informing senior citizens on current issues.

United Spinal Association

United Spinal Association (United Spinal) is a membership organization that was incorporated in New York in 1947 under the name Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (Eastern). Until January of 2003, Eastern operated as a chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America and provided services to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disease, such as multiple sclerosis, poliomyelitis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. United Spinal has the expanded mission of advocacy for all individuals with a spinal cord injury or disease, regardless of their age, gender, or veteran status.

Visiting Nurse Associations of America

The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) is the official national association for not-for-profit, community based home health organizations known as Visiting Nurse Agencies (VNAs). VNAs created the profession of home health care more than 100 years ago. They are united in their mission to bring compassionate, high-quality and cost-effective home care to individuals in their respective communities regardless of their ability to pay. In this new century, not-for-profit VNAs continue their unparalleled tradition of offering quality of life and independence to nearly 4 million Americans annually.

Volunteers of America

Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement. From rural America to inner-city neighborhoods, Volunteers of America provides outreach programs that deal with today’s most pressing social needs. Volunteers of America helps youths at risk, frail elderly, abused and neglected children, people with disabilities, homeless individuals and many others.

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