National & Local Resources
ALS Association (ALSA)
Established in 1985, the ALS Association is the only non-profit organization fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease on every front.
http://www.alsa.org
Massachusetts Chapter
http://webma.alsa.org
ALS Care Project
The ALS Care Project began as an endeavor by Pamela A. Cazzolli, RN to improve the care of people with ALS since 1984 through research and education with an emphasis on living and breathing easier.
http://www.alscareproject.org
ALS Family Charitable Foundation
The ALS Family Charitable Foundation of Bourne, MA helps ALS Patients and their families with in-house grants. Their services are open to New England area families and include support for respite, college scholarships, summer camp, back to school shopping, utility bills, vacations and so much more.
http://www.alsfamily.org
ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA)
The ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA) was established in 2000 to facilitate ALS research projects and collaborations among a diverse group of scientists and clinicians at multiple institutions to cure ALS.
http://alstherapyalliance.org
ALS Therapy Development Institute (TDI)
The #1 nonprofit biotechnology organization dedicated to developing effective treatments for ALS.
http://www.als.net
Angel Fund
The Angel Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting ALS investigations at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research, internationally recognized for its ground-breaking work in the fight against this devastating illness.
http://www.theangelfund.org
Augie’s Quest
Under the banner MDA’s Augie’s Quest, Nieto and his wife, Lynne, are supporting MDA’s aggressive fundraising and research effort aimed at finding more effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for ALS.
http://augiesquest.org
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Blazeman Foundation
The mission of the Blazeman Foundation for ALS is to raise awareness about ALS and to raise necessary funds to be directed into cutting-edge scientific research to find treatments and an eventual cure for ALS.
http://waronals.org
Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS)
CCALS is a nonprofit organization that offers individualized support to those currently living with ALS, their families and caregivers.
http://www.ccals.org
Curt & Shonda Schilling ALS Clinic at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center
The purpose of the Curt & Shonda Schilling ALS Clinic is to enable patients to maintain a maximum level of neurological functioning in a supportive and understanding environment.
http://www.lahey.org/Departments_and_Locations/Departments/Neurology/Curt___Shonda_Schilling_ALS_Clinic.aspx
EndALS
TEAM AMERICA is a passionate group of advocates determined to bring an END to ALS by supporting 2 revolutionary ALS organizations – ALS TDI for RESEARCH and ALSRI for QUALITY OF LIFE. EndALS.org is our home and YOU are invited to JOIN US!
http://www.endals.org
Harvard Neuro-Discovery Center
Collaborating to cure neurodegenerative disease.
http://www.neurodiscovery.harvard.edu/als
Muscular Dystrophy Association ALS Division (MDA-ALS)
MDA takes a big picture perspective on neuromuscular diseases, including ALS, that limit muscle strength and mobility, so we can reach across diseases to find effective treatments and cures.
https://www.mda.org/disease/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis
Massachusetts General Hospital ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic
Mass General's ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic provides the latest treatments and research opportunities for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
http://www.massgeneral.org/als
National ALS Registry
The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) maintains the growing registry of ALS patients to help improve understanding of who gets ALS and of factors that affect disease.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/als
Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS)
The mission is to translate scientific advances into new treatments for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Motor Neuron Disease (MND) as rapidly as possible.
http://www.alsconsortium.org
PatientsLikeMe (PLM)
PatientsLikeMe is committed to putting patients first by providing a better, more effective way for you to share your real-world health experiences in order to help yourself, other patients like you, and organizations that focus on your condition.
http://www.patientslikeme.com
PEAC Automation Solution
PEAC is a custom designed environmental control system that incorporates wired and wireless connections and standard automation hardware to allow comprehensive home automation accessible to any web enabled device.
http://www.peacautomation.com
Prize4Life
The mission is to accelerate the discovery of treatments and a cure for ALS by using powerful incentives to attract new people and drive innovation.
http://www.prize4life.org
Project A.L.S.
The overall strategy is to raise significant funds and direct the majority of the funds raised to the collaborative efforts of world leading scientists.
http://www.projectals.org
University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS)
The University of Massachusetts Medical School's Neurology department is the largest training, research and clinical neurology facility in central New England.
http://www.umassmed.edu/neurology
UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
In recognition of the critical need for new treatments for ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund is a movement to drive awareness and funding for the ALS breakthroughs happening at UMass Medical School (UMMS) and in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Brown, one of the world’s leading and most promising ALS researchers.
http://www.umassmed.edu/advancement/umass-als-cellucci-fund
Established in 1985, the ALS Association is the only non-profit organization fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease on every front.
http://www.alsa.org
Massachusetts Chapter
http://webma.alsa.org
ALS Care Project
The ALS Care Project began as an endeavor by Pamela A. Cazzolli, RN to improve the care of people with ALS since 1984 through research and education with an emphasis on living and breathing easier.
http://www.alscareproject.org
ALS Family Charitable Foundation
The ALS Family Charitable Foundation of Bourne, MA helps ALS Patients and their families with in-house grants. Their services are open to New England area families and include support for respite, college scholarships, summer camp, back to school shopping, utility bills, vacations and so much more.
http://www.alsfamily.org
ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA)
The ALS Therapy Alliance (ATA) was established in 2000 to facilitate ALS research projects and collaborations among a diverse group of scientists and clinicians at multiple institutions to cure ALS.
http://alstherapyalliance.org
ALS Therapy Development Institute (TDI)
The #1 nonprofit biotechnology organization dedicated to developing effective treatments for ALS.
http://www.als.net
Angel Fund
The Angel Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting ALS investigations at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research, internationally recognized for its ground-breaking work in the fight against this devastating illness.
http://www.theangelfund.org
Augie’s Quest
Under the banner MDA’s Augie’s Quest, Nieto and his wife, Lynne, are supporting MDA’s aggressive fundraising and research effort aimed at finding more effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for ALS.
http://augiesquest.org
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Blazeman Foundation
The mission of the Blazeman Foundation for ALS is to raise awareness about ALS and to raise necessary funds to be directed into cutting-edge scientific research to find treatments and an eventual cure for ALS.
http://waronals.org
Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS)
CCALS is a nonprofit organization that offers individualized support to those currently living with ALS, their families and caregivers.
http://www.ccals.org
Curt & Shonda Schilling ALS Clinic at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center
The purpose of the Curt & Shonda Schilling ALS Clinic is to enable patients to maintain a maximum level of neurological functioning in a supportive and understanding environment.
http://www.lahey.org/Departments_and_Locations/Departments/Neurology/Curt___Shonda_Schilling_ALS_Clinic.aspx
EndALS
TEAM AMERICA is a passionate group of advocates determined to bring an END to ALS by supporting 2 revolutionary ALS organizations – ALS TDI for RESEARCH and ALSRI for QUALITY OF LIFE. EndALS.org is our home and YOU are invited to JOIN US!
http://www.endals.org
Harvard Neuro-Discovery Center
Collaborating to cure neurodegenerative disease.
http://www.neurodiscovery.harvard.edu/als
Muscular Dystrophy Association ALS Division (MDA-ALS)
MDA takes a big picture perspective on neuromuscular diseases, including ALS, that limit muscle strength and mobility, so we can reach across diseases to find effective treatments and cures.
https://www.mda.org/disease/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis
Massachusetts General Hospital ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic
Mass General's ALS Multidisciplinary Clinic provides the latest treatments and research opportunities for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
http://www.massgeneral.org/als
National ALS Registry
The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) maintains the growing registry of ALS patients to help improve understanding of who gets ALS and of factors that affect disease.
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/als
Northeast ALS Consortium (NEALS)
The mission is to translate scientific advances into new treatments for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Motor Neuron Disease (MND) as rapidly as possible.
http://www.alsconsortium.org
PatientsLikeMe (PLM)
PatientsLikeMe is committed to putting patients first by providing a better, more effective way for you to share your real-world health experiences in order to help yourself, other patients like you, and organizations that focus on your condition.
http://www.patientslikeme.com
PEAC Automation Solution
PEAC is a custom designed environmental control system that incorporates wired and wireless connections and standard automation hardware to allow comprehensive home automation accessible to any web enabled device.
http://www.peacautomation.com
Prize4Life
The mission is to accelerate the discovery of treatments and a cure for ALS by using powerful incentives to attract new people and drive innovation.
http://www.prize4life.org
Project A.L.S.
The overall strategy is to raise significant funds and direct the majority of the funds raised to the collaborative efforts of world leading scientists.
http://www.projectals.org
University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS)
The University of Massachusetts Medical School's Neurology department is the largest training, research and clinical neurology facility in central New England.
http://www.umassmed.edu/neurology
UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
In recognition of the critical need for new treatments for ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund is a movement to drive awareness and funding for the ALS breakthroughs happening at UMass Medical School (UMMS) and in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Brown, one of the world’s leading and most promising ALS researchers.
http://www.umassmed.edu/advancement/umass-als-cellucci-fund
