The Donate Life New Jersey Website
was developed and supported by:
Gift of Life Donor Program —
www.donors1.org
The organ procurement organization (OPO) for southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware.
New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network —
www.sharenj.org
The organ procurement organization (OPO) for north and central New Jersey.
Donate Life New Jersey is supported by a consortium of organizations responsible for the recovery and transplant of organs and tissue in New Jersey. These organizations are also responsible for promoting and educating New Jersey residents about the importance and benefits of donation and transplantation. These partnering organizations are:
KIDNEY & UROLOGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA —
WWW.KIDNEYUROLOGY.ORG
A leader in its field for over 50 years, the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America is dedicated to
helping the more than 70 million Americans who suffer from kidney, urologic and related diseases.
LIONS EYE BANK OF DELAWARE VALLEY —
WWW.LEBDV.ORG
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration of sight. They recover, evaluate and distribute
human eye tissue for transplantation.
LIONS EYE BANK OF NEW JERSEY —
WWW.LIONSEYEBANKNJ.ORG
A nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration of sight. They recover, evaluate and distribute
human eye tissue for transplantation.
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION —
WWW.MTF.ORG
A non-profit organization that helps meet the need of donor families and tissue recipients through allograft.
NEW JERSEY COALITION ON DONATION –
WEBSITE NOT AVAIABLE
NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION –
WWW.NJHA.COM
The New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) is a not-for-profit trade organization committed to helping New Jersey hospitals and health systems provide quality, accessible and affordable care to their communities.
NEW JERSEY MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION —
WWW.STATE.NJ.US/MVC/
The home of the state registry for organ and tissue donors. You can register as an organ
and tissue donor without renewing your license through their website.
OTHER RELATED LINKS:
DONATE LIFE AMERICA —
WWW.DONATELIFE.NET
Donate Life America assists in mobilizing the transplant community to educate the American
public on the need for organ, eye and tissue donation and motivating the public to make an actionable donor designation.
DONE VIDA: WEBSITE FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS —
WWW.DONEVIDA.ORG
Donate Life America’s Hispanic American website available to salute and inspire the Hispanic
community to consider organ and tissue donation.
E-TICKET, RAY OF HOPE —
HTTP://SPORTS.ESPN.GO.COM/ESPN/ETICKET/STORY?PAGE=RAYOFHOPE
ESPN’s E-Ticket dedicated to the story of Jason Ray and the recipients of his organs. This site is interactive and includes podcasts and short videos.
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION —
WWW.KIDNEY.ORG
A voluntary nonprofit health organization dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases.They focus on improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation.
NATIONAL MINORITY ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANT EDUCATION PROGRAM —
WWW.NATIONALMOTTEP.ORG
The purpose of this organization is to educate the minority community about organ and tissue donation.
ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK (OPTN): —
WWW.OPTN.ORG
Educational and informational databank. OPTN is a unique public-private partnership that links
all of the professionals involved in the donation and transplantation system.
TRANS WEB —
WWW.TRANSWEB.ORG
Trans web’s mission has been to provide information about donation and transplantation to the public in order to improve organ and tissue procurement efforts worldwide.
UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING —
WWW.UNOS.ORG
A private, non-profit organization based in Richmond, Va., that runs the nation’s Organ Procurement
and Transplant Network. Their website is a resource for up-to-date data and statistics on organ and tissue donation.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES —
WWW.ORGANDONOR.GOV
The official U.S. Government web site for organ and tissue donation and transplantation.