When you support the ALS Network, you ensure that our mission is carried out in the following key areas:
Local ALS Care Services
Sharalyn was diagnosed with ALS in August 2020. A trained Theologian, she has walked people through life-changing events. Now she shares, “I have to walk my talk.” Watch this video to learn more about Sharalyn’s story and how the ALS Network has connected her to support, equipment, and resources.
Learn More About the ALS Network's Compassionate and Professional Care
The ALS Network is committed to connecting every person facing ALS throughout California and Hawaii to every single possibility that can help them to enjoy a longer, more comfortable, more meaningful, and more dignified life.
The ALS Network’s team of professional Care Managers provide expert advice and assistance for people living with ALS, free of charge. Each person with ALS who registers with ALS Network is connected to a professional Regional Care Manager with extensive knowledge of ALS and local resources. We are here for everyone facing this disease. Our compassionate Care Managers are available to help maximize health, independence, mobility, safety and communication.
The ALS Network offers a unique wraparound model of care combines fully coordinated, individualized medical care with essential community-based care services, all at no charge to the ALS community. Those living with ALS, including all members of the household, have access to professional care management, multidisciplinary clinical care, community resources, support groups, equipment loans, direct assistance grants, community outreach activities, educational events, ALS awareness and advocacy activities, research opportunities, and more. Care services are designed to help people live longer and better with ALS and to accelerate the search for cures.
Advocacy
In this video, recipients of the 2025 Essey Commitment to Care Award, Patricia Schimbor, Esq. and Susan Morris, former Chair and Vice Chair, of the ALS Network Board of Directors, share their unwavering commitment to advocacy on both the state and federal levels.
Research
Clive Svendsen, PhD, a thought-leader in the ALS research community, leads a research lab focused on understanding ALS and advancing clinical trials. Watch this video to see his compassion for the ALS community and his optimism for a future cure.
Public Education & Awareness
When Lorene Lee was diagnosed with ALS 2010, she and her devoted husband Tony participated in an ALS Walk & Roll to Cure ALS. Because it was first time they had ever done anything like that, they thought they’d be lucky to raise $1,300. But after participating in the walk seven times, they have raised over $130,000 – providing critical funding for essential care services, public policy initiatives, and leading-edge research. Watch this video to see this loving couple and the power of their love.
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