Comfort and Care Kits
When a hospital stay happens, especially for kidney patients, it’s rarely expected and never easy.
Comfort & Care Kits from NW Kidney Connection are designed to ease those stressful moments by providing a bag filled with essential items and emotional support tools for both adults and their children.
What’s in a Kit?
Each kit includes:
Cozy socks, toiletries, and comfort items
A journal, water bottle, and medical info card
Coloring books and kid-friendly items if children are involved
A hand-written note of encouragement
Who Are These For?
Adults with kidney disease facing unplanned or extended hospital stays
Spouses or caregivers admitted alongside their loved one
Children who accompany their parent to the hospital
How to Get a Kit:
Ask your dialysis or transplant clinic social worker
Email us directly: info@nwkidneyconnection.org
Support the Program
You can help us bring comfort to more families:
Donate items
Make a $15 donation to sponsor a kit
Host a supply drive
Volunteer to pack bags
Donate or get involved
Side-by-Side: Peer Mentorship
What is Side by Side?
Side by Side is NW Kidney Connection’s peer mentorship program for adults living with kidney disease and their spouses or partners. We match people navigating dialysis, transplant, or caregiving with trained mentors who’ve been there, someone who truly gets it.
Whether you’re newly diagnosed or just feeling isolated, you deserve connection and support from someone who understands.
How It Works
One-on-one mentorship
Flexible & virtual (Zoom or phone)
Mentors are trained volunteers who are patients or partners themselves
Completely free and confidential
Why Mentorship?
This isn’t about giving advice, it’s about sharing stories, holding space, and being real.
Interested in Joining?
Want to become a mentor?
Share your journey and walk alongside someone else.
Become a Mentor
Looking for support?
Let us match you with someone who gets it.
Request a Mentor
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Have questions, need support, or want to collaborate? We’d love to hear from you.
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Contact
+1 (360) 409-0087
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