Advocacy
Applications are now open for The LEITH Lab‘s Possibilities Grant and will be accepted until Saturday, February 15th. The Possibilities Grant Program is designed specifically to provide support for Black or African-American…
When an emergency or natural disaster strikes, it is important for everyone, especially for people living with ALS, to be prepared. It may seem like a lot of work, but…
ALS United Connecticut couldn’t be more excited, as Carol Hamilton, Senior Vice President of Development from ALS TDI joins us for our Ask the Expert webinar on February 20 at…
The most challenging eight months of Brian’s life began when he was just 12 years old and his dad approached him and said those three devastating words: “I have ALS.” When…
Maria, caregiver to her husband Daniel, is on a mission to rally support and raise vital funds, joining forces with ALS United CT in the fight to find a cure…
We were excited to attend the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection’s demonstration of its recently purchased All-Terrain wheelchairs on September 23rd. Five State Parks throughout Connecticut (Rocky Neck…
Anyone living in Connecticut with a physical disability that prevents them from going in person to their polling place is eligible to vote absentee. This includes both people living at home…
Dr. Chelsey Carter and her team at the LEITH Lab at the Yale School of Public Health are looking for current caregivers of those impacted by ALS and persons living…
Staff from ALS United CT and board member Judd McArthur were at Milford’s Lou Gehrig Field to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Lou Gehrig’s mother lived…
ALS Caregivers believe that only someone who has battled ALS 24 hours a day, seven days a week, can truly understand the daily challenges caregivers and people living with ALS face.…