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Answer conversational questions about transportation, home access, equipment, school, funding, and community. The Guide then highlights organizations and programs that fit your answers.
Equipment, funding, school, transportation, family connection, or planning ahead.
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There are friends across the Duchenne family ready to help. Search by practical need, add your state, and find organizations that understand the road your family is on.
A strong first stop for stage-based care guidance, Certified Duchenne Care Centers, state resources, advocacy, newly diagnosed support, and parent connections.
Personalized guidance and direct assistance for equipment, home modifications, clinic travel, accessible vehicles, government programs, and urgent family needs.
Duchenne-specific support including accessible vehicle fundraising, equipment assistance, emergency grants, family workshops, education, and camps.
One-to-one help for Duchenne families facing insurance denials, treatment-access barriers, Medicaid coverage problems, and complex appeals.
Culturally responsive education, advocacy, navigation, and one-to-one family support delivered entirely in Spanish, with deep Duchenne expertise.
A nationwide neuromuscular network offering care-center connections, a Resource Center, equipment-assistance programs, education, advocacy, and camps.
Duchenne research investment plus one-to-one family education, physical-therapy guidance, care and clinical-trial navigation, and community workshops.
Assistance for Duchenne families with uncovered needs such as accessible vans, service dogs, lifts, ramps, travel, and independence-building support.
Focused on advancing Duchenne research and supporting the Duchenne Program at UMass Chan, a multidisciplinary program integrating research and care.
New Jersey-based Duchenne nonprofit raising awareness and directing support toward research intended to accelerate treatments.
A Duchenne-specific foundation established to advance treatment research and an ultimate cure through patient-focused research funding.
Indiana-focused practical assistance for people with muscular dystrophy, including mobility, accessibility, equipment, and quality-of-life support.
A Nebraska resource working to reduce barriers for local families affected by Duchenne and DEGS1, improve access, build understanding, and support research.
Michigan-based Duchenne organization funding research and partnering on the nationwide Duchenne Family Assistance Program for practical family support.
A small Arizona family-founded organization supporting day-to-day life, Duchenne awareness, and research toward a cure.
California Duchenne organization focused on education, aquatic therapy, community support, family programming, and research advocacy.
California family-founded effort with documented work in Duchenne research fundraising and help for devices, home access, and vehicle modifications.
Connecticut Duchenne nonprofit supporting research, benevolent family assistance, awareness, and advocacy.
Connecticut nonprofit biotechnology organization developing individualized genetic medicines. Duchenne-related, but broader than Duchenne alone.
Indiana-focused help navigating Medicaid waivers, paid-family-caregiver programs, education, family events, and state systems.
Massachusetts Duchenne organization offering a durable-medical-equipment loan closet, adaptive recreation, family support, and research fundraising.
Massachusetts-based support for teens and young adults across rare diseases, focused on independence, education, work, recreation, and transition.
New Hampshire Duchenne foundation supporting clinical-trial and muscle-preservation research, family quality of life, and outreach.
New Jersey Duchenne nonprofit investing in clinical research, building public awareness, and providing direct support to families.
New York Duchenne organization funding research and helping with medical equipment, accessible vehicles, and family support.
New York Duchenne organization focused on research fundraising, community education, awareness, and international advocacy.
Central Ohio Duchenne organization offering quality-of-life grants for adaptive bikes, ramps, stair lifts, gaming systems, and experiences.
Duchenne organization building awareness, family resources, and community fundraising through programs including Run Out Duchenne.
Tennessee Duchenne foundation supporting scientific research, including work focused on cardiac complications of Duchenne.
Duchenne Guide does not endorse or guarantee eligibility. Funding windows and programs change; confirm details directly. Research listings are not medical endorsements.
Private groups with broad community visibility appear first, followed by organization-run communities. Member totals and activity change; Facebook shows the current figures when you open each group.
A widely recommended parent community focused on the early childhood years and the questions families face before age ten.
Explore community →A broad Duchenne awareness and family-discussion group. Facebook displays current membership and activity before you request to join.
Explore community →A parent-led community centered on families whose children are not taking steroids. Peer experience is not medical guidance.
Explore community →Daily research, care, event, and community updates from Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.
Explore community →Parent-led regional groups in more than 25 states, many with linked private Facebook groups.
Explore community →Virtual options for dads, grandparents, siblings, carriers, tweens, teens, and adults.
Explore community →Bi-weekly virtual socials and an official Facebook group for teens and adults with Duchenne/Becker.
Explore community →One-to-one family guidance plus workshops, PT, school, research, and newly diagnosed resources.
Explore community →Resource specialists, events, camps, care centers, and connections across muscular dystrophy communities.
Explore community →Duchenne Guide helps families find organizations, programs, and one another. It does not ask clinical screening questions or provide medical recommendations.