Advocacy

Applications Open for LEITH Lab’s Possibilities Grant

February 7, 2025 Comments Off on Applications Open for LEITH Lab’s Possibilities Grant

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…

The Importance of Emergency Prepardness

February 6, 2025 Comments Off on The Importance of Emergency Prepardness

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…

Our Next “Ask The Expert” to Take Place Feb. 20

February 3, 2025 Comments Off on Our Next “Ask The Expert” to Take Place Feb. 20

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…

Support Families Fighting ALS Today!

December 17, 2024 Comments Off on Support Families Fighting ALS Today!

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…

Read Maria’s Story as She Shares Her Determination to End ALS!

December 11, 2024 Comments Off on Read Maria’s Story as She Shares Her Determination to End ALS!

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…

CT DEEP Adds All-Terrain Wheelchairs to State Parks

September 25, 2024 Comments Off on CT DEEP Adds All-Terrain Wheelchairs to State Parks

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…

Absentee Voting in Connecticut

September 10, 2024 Comments Off on Absentee Voting in Connecticut

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…

Participants Needed: ALS Caregivers

September 6, 2024 Comments Off on Participants Needed: ALS Caregivers

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…

ALS United CT Recognizes 10th Anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge

August 3, 2024 Comments Off on ALS United CT Recognizes 10th Anniversary of the Ice Bucket Challenge

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…

Upcoming Workshops from ALS Caregivers

August 1, 2024 Comments Off on Upcoming Workshops from ALS Caregivers

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.…