MS happens to families, not just to individuals. When a person is diagnosed with MS, there is immediate impact on all who love them.
The National Capital Chapter offers an extensive variety of programs, services and resources for you and your family. These resources can be accessed in person, online, by phone and by mail. To learn more, contact an MS Navigator at 1-800-344-4867 or e-mail info@MSandYOU.org. Families can count on the National MS Society.
Such support and resources include:
- Care management to help locate and coordinate community resources and benefits for individuals and families facing numerous challenges from MS
- Caregiver Support and Resources
- Children’s Fund to help pay for children’s age-appropriate activities, such as summer camp, music lessons, or college books
- Emotional support through a support group or counseling for parents and/or children
- Family Fun Days (Visit our programs calendar to find upcoming dates)
- Family meetings at home
- Financial Assistance
- Financial Planning
- Friendly Visitors, a program that matches volunteers with nursing home residents who have MS
- Information and Referral
- Keep S’myelin, a newsletter for children who have a parent or other relative living with MS
- Kidventure, a recreation and education program for children, ages 7-17, who have a parent with MS (Visit our programs calendar to find upcoming Kidventure dates)
- Scholarships for people living with MS and children of people with MS
- Teen Support, for teens who have a parent with MS