Community

Now more than ever, we need to stay connected as a community — to support each other and share vital information and resources. There are so many ways for you to help, stay in touch remotely and continue driving life-changing breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes (T1D) treatments and therapies. 

Virtual Fundraising

Share your passion with your friends and families by starting and supporting a virtual fundraiser. You won’t even have to leave your couch!

Join a virtual JDRF One Walk 

Participate in a virtual JDRF One Walk hosted by your local chapter or join a virtual walk anywhere else in the world! Don’t let social distancing stop you! 

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Find a virtual JDRF Gala close to you

You can participate in a JDRF virtual Gala and continue to support us virtually. Reach out to your nearest chapter and find out more. 

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Join a virtual Ride to Cure Diabetes 

Through the JDRF Virtual Rider Program, you can still participate even if you are unable to make it to an actual JDRF Ride location. With no registration fee and no minimum fundraising requirement, there are no excuses!

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Host a creative campaign from the comfort of your home

Support JDRF anywhere, anytime and join a community united by a bold vision: a world without type 1 diabetes. Let us show you how! 

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Run a virtual Ragnar relay

Rethink how you can maintain a healthy routine and stay connected with others while practicing physical distancing. See how you can make running a team sport with Team JDRF and Ragnar through virtual relay races.  

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Start a Facebook Fundraiser 

Starting a Facebook Fundraiser is so easy! Anyone can do it! Rally your friends and family and share your passion.  

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Tune in on Twitch.tv 

Visit our Twitch channel for live-streamed guests, games, music and more with members of the T1D Community! No login required to view, or you can join Twitch to chat or hold your own live-stream fundraiser. 

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Take Action

Become an Advocate Today!

Use your voice to help secure continued Federal funding for critical T1D research, inform health and regulatory policy, and improve the quality of life for those impacted by T1D, until we find cures. 

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Special Diabetes Program Funding

More than $75 million in T1D research funding for the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) was included in the CARES Act, extending it through November 30, 2020. Thank your Members of Congress today! 

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JDRF 2023 Children’s Congress

Applications for JDRF 2023 Children’s Congress are now being accepted! Youth with T1D are encouraged to apply for this once-in-a-lifetime experience to engage in leadership and character-building programming, and to share their stories on Capitol Hill.

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Advocates in Action Council 

The Advocates in Action Council is a group of young adults who are business professionals, community leaders, and engaged students. These up-and-comers actively support the advancement of JDRF’s advocacy priority areas, and through their involvement, they drive meaningful progress on our path to cures for T1D.

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Promise to Remember Me

Promise to Remember Me

Help us virtually meet with Members of Congress this summer to give voice to those impacted by T1D, and to highlight the essential role Members can play in supporting our community. 

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I’m The Type

Use #ImTheType to share what type you are – like the mama-bear type or the live-my-best-life type – because we know that type 1 diabetes does not define you. 

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Partners

Your gift today gets us a step closer to a world without T1D.

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