About the ALS Network
Our mission is to partner with the ALS community as we drive the discovery of prevention strategies, treatments, and cures for ALS; provide access to quality care and connection; and promote initiatives to improve health outcomes.

Services:

OUR CARE SERVICES

Each person with ALS who registers with the ALS Network is connected to a professional Care Manager with extensive knowledge of ALS and local resources. Free services include:

• Professional Care Management


• Equipment Loans & Direct Assistance Grants


• Clinical Care & Help Navigating Benefits


• Connection Groups


• Educational Webinars

OUR ADVOCACY

The ALS Network and our volunteers advocate locally and nationally for policies that improve the lives of those diagnosed with ALS, their families, and caregivers. Our advocacy efforts have helped create the ALS CDMRP program at the Department of Defense, secured funding for research through the NIH, led to ARPA-H funding for ALS research and clinical trials, developed an ALS registry at the CDC, and enacted the ACT for ALS.

OUR RESEARCH

We are pursuing moonshots and accelerating the search for effective prevention strategies, treatments, and cures for ALS every day. We support the efforts of early-career scientists, and we support innovative partnerships across all sectors including government, industry, academia and Nonprofit.

Our research efforts are designed to:

• Fund novel and promising science


• Facilitate thought leadership and collaboration


• Engage the ALS community to drive therapy development


• Cure ALS

OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The ALS Network brings the ALS community together to create help and hope for families impacted by ALS today, and for those who will be diagnosed in the future. Our family-friendly Walk & Roll events generate funds and awareness and feature educational resource fairs, entertainment, and outdoor fun.

• Walk & Roll to Cure ALS


• Endurance & Ride Events


• Golf Tournaments


• Champions for Cures and Care Gala


• ALS Awareness Activities


• DIY Fundraisers

Accomplishments:

Learn about our recent accomplishments on our website:
https://alsnetwork.org/who-we-are/our-impact/

Associations:

ALS United, International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations