DONATE LIFE KENTUCKY COALITION
The mission of the Donate Life Kentucky Coalition is to increase organ, tissue and blood donation in Kentucky with public education, marketing, networking and advertising. And, to encourage all Kentuckians to place their names on the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry at www.DonateLifeKY.org.

Would YOU like to help spread awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation?
Volunteer with any of the organizations listed below!




Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) is the federally certified organ and tissue procurement organization that serves the majority of Kentucky, southern Indiana and western West Virginia. KODA works with donor families who wish to give the “Gift of Life” to those in need. KODA encourages individuals to join the Kentucky Donor Registry (www.donatelifeky.org) so that families know of their loved one’s wish to help save lives through donation. For more information, call 1-800-525-3456 or visit the KODA webpage at www.kyorgandonor.org.

TRUST FOR LIFE is a non-profit organization that advocates organ and tissue donation awareness. We were created in 1992 when the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks Association passed legislation that afforded every Kentuckian obtaining a drivers license the opportunity to donate $1 for the promotion of organ and tissue donation awareness. TRUST FOR LIFE is primarily funded by these $1 donations and uses the funds to promote organ and tissue donation by use of the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry. Contact us at 1-866-945-5433 or by visiting www.trustforlife.org.

Second Chance is a volunteer group of recipients, donor family members, individuals awaiting a transplant, and others who promote organ and tissue donation and transplantation through awareness activities throughout Kentucky. To find out more, or join a chapter near you, please contact the KODA Education Department at 1-800-525-3456.

Kidney Health Alliance of Kentucky (KHAKY) is an independent Kentucky based non-profit organization that serves kidney disease patients and their families through several support programs and patient activities.  We also raise awareness and early detection of chronic kidney disease through health screenings and educational programs with our mascot, Sidney the Kidney.  KHAKY is supported primarily through fundraising efforts and provides its programs and services through a network of volunteers. Contact KHAKY at (859) 277-8259 or by visiting www.khaky.org.

The National Kidney Foundation of Kentucky (NKFK) is dedicated to educating the public about preventing or delaying the onset of Chronic Kidney Disease, increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation, and providing assistance to dialysis and transplant patients. NKFK services include free kidney health screenings, a school education program, and a variety of special events. NKFK volunteer chapters are located in Bowling Green and Lexington. For more information, call 1-800-737-5433 or visit www.nkfk.org.
LifeCenter Organ Donor Network, “A Donate Life Organization”, encourages and coordinates the donation of human organs and tissues for transplantation. LifeCenter is the primary organ procurement organization serving 8 counties in Southwestern Ohio, 6 counties in Northern Kentucky and 2 counties in Southeastern Indiana. Contact LifeCenter at (800) 981-5433 or by visiting www.lifepassiton.org.


American Liver Foundation Description:
The American Liver Foundation provides public education, information and support for the 30 million Americans with liver disease and funds research to create a world without liver disease. Our mission is to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease. The Heartland Division serves Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. For more information, call (877) 548-3730 or visit www.liverfoundation.org.



Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. The American Red Cross River Valley Region provides blood products to local patients for over 60 hospitals throughout southern Indiana and northeastern Kentucky. By donating blood, you can help save three lives. For more information or to find a blood drive near you, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448- 3543).



Kentucky Blood Center is the blood bank for Central and Eastern Kentucky. It collects blood donations at donor centers and mobile blood drives in 62 counties in the eastern half of the state. KBC then tests, processes and ships that blood to 67 hospitals in the same region. KBC is dedicated to making sure there is an adequate supply of blood available for more than nearly 2 million Kentuckians. Contact KBC by phone at (859) 276-2534 or by visiting www.kybloodcenter.org.


The goal of the University of Louisville Lions Eye Bank, a project of the Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, is to provide donor eye tissue for transplantation and ophthalmic research. Through the generosity of donor families we are able to restore the gift of sight. For more information call (502) 852-5457 or visit www.ulleb.org.


The Lions Eye Bank of Lexington in collaboration with the Trust for Life and the Lions International is dedicated to eliminating blindness by procuring and providing ocular tissue for transplant and ophthalmic research to better serve our community. Contact us by phone at (859) 323-6740 or by visiting www.mc.uky.edu/eyebank.


Jewish Hospital is an internationally renowned high-tech tertiary referral center, developing leading-edge advancements in hand and microsurgery, heart and lung care, home care, rehab medicine (including sports medicine), orthopedics, neuroscience, occupational health, organ transplantation, outpatient care and primary care. Contact us at (800) 866-7539 or by visiting www.jewishhospital.org.


University Hospital is dedicated to providing the most advanced diagnostic and treatment services to our patients, while improving the standard of care for patients everywhere, through internationally recognized research and the latest clinical trials. In any one of our multiple programs and specialties, University Hospital offers the most advanced care available. Contact us at (800)891-0947 or by visiting www.uoflhealthcare.org.

Dedicated to the health of the people of Kentucky, we will provide the most advanced patient care and serve as an information resource. The vision of UK Healthcare is to achieve national recognition as a Top 20 public academic health center providing optimal multidisciplinary health care and developing advanced medical therapeutics for the people of Kentucky and surrounding regions. Contact us at (859) 333-8874 for more information or by visit www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu.



It is the goal of the Cabinet for Health & Family Services to provide the finest health care possible for people in our state facilities, the best preventative services through our public health programs and the most outstanding service to our families and children. We strive to protect and prevent abuse of our children, elders and people with disabilities, to build quality programs across-the-board by doing all these things and to make a difference in the lives of 4 million Kentuckians.


The National Marrow Donor Program), which operates the Be The Match Registry is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to making marrow and cord blood transplants possible for every racial and ethnic community. Every day, thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases are hoping to get the marrow or cord blood transplant that can save their lives. Seventy percent of these or roughly 10,000 patients will not find a matching donor in their family. They turn to Be The Match Registry for someone who can give them the chance for a cure. We partner with global network of hospitals, blood centers, cord blood banks, laboratories and community groups . Be The Mach facilities transplants worldwide, conducts research to improve survival and quality of life, and provides education to health care professionals and patients. Because medical advances are making transplants possible for more patients than ever before, now is the time for more people to join the registry and become involved in saving lives. For more information please visit www.BeTheMatch.org or contact the local representative at (877)601-1926, ext. 7743.