Welcome!
The Northern and Southern New England Chapter serves Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont and Upstate NY - Clinton, Essex & Franklin Counties.
We are working to better the lives of over 1.5 million people in our Chapter area who have arthritis.
The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and related diseases.
WANTED
Arthritis Ambassadors for CT (District 4-) and NH (District 1)
Arthritis Ambassador Sign-up Form
Check your Congressional district
Free Public Seminar
Hip & Knee Pain
Wednesday, March 23
1:00 - 3:00 pm
St. Joseph Manor
Pre-registration required.
Contact Bridgeport Hospital at 1-888-357-2396
AMTA Working for the Arthritis Foundation
The CT Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association has teamed with our Chapter to provide free chair massages at Arthritis Walks and various events around the Chapter area.
In 2009, the AMTA donated $3,000 to our Chapter from tips received from their massages. Thank you AMTA!!
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Take a minute and check out the AMTA CT website for information on massage and arthritis.
Scholarships for Students
Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families are pleased to announce new scholarships specifically for high school seniors and college students who have parents with disabilities. A total of ten $1000 scholarships will be given out Fall 2010. These scholarships are part of Through the Looking Glass’ National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families. There are separate scholarship awards for high school seniors and for college students, and each has separate eligibility requirements:
1. High School Seniors. To be eligible, a student must be a high school graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2010, planning to attend a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, and have at least one parent with a disability.
2. College Students. To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, be 21 years of age or younger as of March 1, 2010, and have at least one parent with a disability.
All application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2010. Individuals may submit only one application per award period.
Selection criteria for all scholarships include academic performance, community activities and service, letter of recommendation and an essay describing the experience of growing up with a parent with a disability.
Please go to the website: http://www.lookingglass.org/scholarships for more information, including the application form, complete application directions, and a FAQ page that answers many common questions as well as offers helpful suggestions.
Lets Move Together
Let’s Move Together is a nationwide movement led by the Arthritis Foundation that encourages people to move to prevent or treat arthritis. You can join the movement by committing to walk in your local 2009 Arthritis Walk. But don’t stop there…move daily for better health.
The vision of the Arthritis Foundation is a world free of arthritis pain. Let’s Move Together to reduce the pain of:
- 27 million people with osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis.
- 1.3 million people with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that can lead to chronic pain, loss of function and deformity.
- 300,000 children (or one in 250) with juvenile arthritis, which affects children between the ages of infancy and 17.
Start moving today: visit www.letsmovetogether.org.
Register for our chapter Arthritis Walks -
Arthritis Sphere
Join our chapter Facebook group and share your experience with your friends.
Check out our rating on Charity Navigator.
Our Exercise Programs
Join Us on the Road to a Cure!
Want to get rid of that old car, boat or RV? We will arrange to have the vehicle removed, and you'll receive a tax deduction for its value. Cars, trucks, vans, trailers, boats and RVs are eligible in this donation program. All it takes is a telephone call to our toll-free number 1-800-905-4931, or donate vehicle online.
Our Chapter Offices
Chapter Office
35 Cold Spring Road, Suite 411
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860-563-1177
800-541-8350
fax 860-563-6018
Rhode Island Office
2348 Post Road, Suite 104
Warwick, RI 02886
401-739-3773
fax 401-739-8990
Northern New England Office
6 Chenell Drive, Suite 260
Concord, NH 03301
603-224-9322
800-639-2113 (ME, NH, VT only)
fax 603-224-3778
Contact Northern & Southern New England Chapter
Toll-free: 800-541-8350
