National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month

August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month, a time to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye and tissue donation.

The need for donation is strong among Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native Americans. To date, 60% of people on the national transplant waitlist represent diverse racial and ethnic communities — and more than 40% of organ transplant recipients are people of color.

Across the U.S., the majority of individuals waiting for a kidney (the most commonly transplanted organ) are people of color. This group represents 64% of the waitlist.

With your help, we look forward to enhancing awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation in diverse communities in August and throughout the year.