Grassroots

The Arthritis Foundation needs your help! We want to have more Advocates in the Arthritis Advocacy Network by the end of the year. Whether you are already an advocate or not, find out what you can do to help us meet this goal and become a star for people with arthritis.

How You Can Help

The Arthritis Foundation promotes government and private sector action to improve the lives of the 70 million Americans living with arthritis. But we need your help to get more government funding for arthritis research, to encourage early diagnosis and comprehensive treatment, and to improve access to quality health care for everyone with arthritis.

Visit our Advocacy Section for tools you need to become informed about the issues and to make your voice heard. You will find issue "backgrounders," Arthritis Foundation position statements, as well as links to other Web sites that may be helpful.

Become An Advocate -- Join the Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Network

Arthritis Advocacy Priorities -- Read about the issues

Contact Congress -- Quickly locate your legislators and send a message