The Ames Foundation

05/16/2026

Diabetes and high blood pressure are two leading causes of kidney disease.

Protect your kidneys by knowing your numbers:
🩺 Blood pressure
🩸 Blood sugar
💧 Kidney labs
⚖️ Weight

Early detection matters. Small daily changes can protect your long-term health.

05/13/2026

CGM = Continuous Glucose Monitoring
T2D = Type 2 Diabetes

Continuous glucose monitors can help people with type 2 diabetes better understand their blood sugar patterns in real time. For some patients not using insulin, CGM use has been linked to improved time in range and A1C reductions.

It’s not just for insulin users—CGM can support lifestyle changes, food awareness, medication conversations, and better diabetes self-management.

Coverage may vary by insurance, so talk with your provider or pharmacist to see if CGM is right for you.

05/05/2026

The Ames Foundation, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health – Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts, is bringing community members together to be heard, share, and shape real solutions.
We want to hear from YOU about what’s impacting health in your community:

• What’s working
• What’s not
• Barriers to care
• Real solutions that matter

📍 Locations

South End
Grove
Buckroe

🗓 July (Dates Coming Soon)
✨ Light refreshments provided
👉 Sign up / Get involved: https://forms.gle/r9HAz4hUeGeoG5976
Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts
This isn’t just another meeting—this is how we build programs based on real community voices.

05/05/2026

🌿 **Take a Breath. Reset Your Body.**

Sometimes the simplest wellness tool is the one we carry with us every day: our breath.

Deep breathing can help calm the body, lower stress, and give your mind a moment to reset. A simple rhythm is:

**Breathe in. Hold. Breathe out.** ([EdLogics][1])

Try this today:

✨ Breathe in slowly through your nose
✨ Hold for a few seconds
✨ Breathe out slowly through your mouth
✨ Repeat 3–5 times

At **The Ames Foundation**, we believe small daily habits can support better heart health, kidney health, and overall wellness.

Pause. Breathe. Reset.



[1]: Source/Read more: EdLogics — Deep Breathing

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05/05/2026

Living Donor Support Opportunity (DMV Area) 💚

If you or someone you know is considering becoming a living kidney donor, this is something you need to see.

The American Kidney Fund is offering support through their Living Donor Assistance Program for individuals in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

This program helps reduce financial barriers for living donors—because choosing to give the gift of life shouldn’t come with added stress.

✨ What this means:

* Support for living donors
* Financial assistance to ease the process
* Increased access to life-saving transplants

As someone who received a kidney transplant, I know firsthand how powerful and life-changing living donation is. Programs like this make it more possible for people to step forward and save lives.

👉 Apply or learn more here:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=cAz290K7iUSHt_V79lo7istUxQPaOCNPriB3mHgMyVxUNjc0VEM2MktFWllZNlhKT0RYWkdOT1RNNS4u&route=shorturl

Please share this—someone in your network could be the reason another person gets a second chance at life.

05/04/2026

Excited to share a new project announcement!

The Ames Foundation is proud to partner with the Hampton and Peninsula Health Districts through the **Building Bridges Learning Community**, an initiative connected to the American Public Health Association’s Center for Public Health Policy.

Together, we are working to strengthen community-based health education, prevention, early awareness, and support for heart and kidney health across our communities.

This partnership reflects our commitment to bridging community voice, public health practice, and systems-level collaboration to improve health outcomes.

More updates coming soon as we continue building this work.
https://theamesfoundation.org/

Visit our site for more information.

04/16/2026

Every mother deserves to be heard, supported, and safe.

Let’s continue to uplift, educate, and take action—not just this week, but every day.

💬 What does maternal health equity look like in your community?

Happy ! It’s been almost a decade of centering Black birthing people y'all!!!! This time of year takes me back. Check out this pic. We were so excited when we found out we were expecting. We didn’t event change our wedding plans. I just made sure to get a dress that would fit.

But we were also so innocent. I wish we had known what we know now. I didn’t fully understand the disparities in care Black women had been experiencing until I experienced it myself.

is a time to center Black mamas, to spread awareness and to shout from the rooftops that safety, culturally congruent care and joy is possible in pregnancy, birth, and throughout our postpartum Journeys. There is a community of Reproductive Justice activists, advocates and community health care professionals and legislation that need our support! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

03/21/2026

The Ames Foundation, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health – Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts, is bringing community members together to be heard, share, and shape real solutions.

We want to hear from YOU about what’s impacting health in your community:

• What’s working
• What’s not
• Barriers to care
• Real solutions that matter

📍 Locations
South End
Grove
Buckroe

🗓 April (Dates Coming Soon)

✨ Light refreshments provided

👉 Sign up / Get involved: https://forms.gle/r9HAz4hUeGeoG5976

This isn’t just another meeting—this is how we build programs based on real community voices.

03/20/2026

March is National Kidney Month 💚

As a kidney transplant recipient, this is more than awareness—it’s personal.

I’m standing with kidney patient advocates across the country pushing for better access, early detection, and support for those living with kidney disease. From protecting living donors to expanding home dialysis and education—this work matters.

You can stand with us from home. It only takes a minute to add your voice:
👉 https://kidney.quorum.us

Because kidney health is community health.

Advocate with kidney patients and their supporters to improve care for patients.

03/15/2026

📣 Community Voices Listening Sessions – Coming in April

The Ames Foundation, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health – Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts, will host Community Voices Listening Sessions focused on the health and well-being of our neighborhoods.

Residents are invited to share their experiences and perspectives on:

• Community strengths
• Health challenges
• Access to care
• Ideas for a healthier future

📍 Communities
South End
Grove
Buckroe

🗓 Dates in April – Details Coming Soon

Your voice matters. These sessions are designed to listen, learn, and strengthen community health together.

Light refreshments will be provided.