Welcome to
IMPACT Black Kidney Health
IMPACT Black Kidney Health is more than a health initiative. It is a movement of faith, education, advocacy, and hope created to help Black families know early, act sooner, and live stronger.
Founded by Pastor Nicole Washington, IMPACT exists to bring kidney health education into trusted spaces — churches, families, community centers, workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods — so people can understand their risk, know what questions to ask, and feel supported on the journey.
Know Early. Live Strong.
A Program of Nicole Washington Ministries
A message from Pastor Nicole Washington — Founder, IMPACT Black Kidney Health
I did not come to this work as an expert.
I came as a patient.
Three times a week I sit in a chair at Peachtree Dialysis Center while a machine cleans my blood. I have survived approximately ten near-death medical crises in a single year. I have received five blood transfusions. I have navigated access failures, emergency procedures, and hospitalizations that I did not always expect to survive.
And I have looked around at the people in the chairs beside me and seen the same thing every single time:
People who needed someone to tell them that their story was not over.
IMPACT Black Kidney Health was born in that chair.
Not from a boardroom. Not from a grant application. From lived experience, faith, and the conviction that nobody should walk this road without someone walking beside them.
Know Early. Live Strong.
The IMPACT Model
IMPACT stands for Inform · Mobilize · Prevent · Advocate · Connect · Transform
Inform
Kidney Health Education — We provide clear, trusted kidney health education to individuals, families, churches, and communities so they can know their risk and take action sooner.
Mobilize
Bring Our Communities Together — We mobilize churches, community organizations, healthcare professionals, and local leaders to spread the message of kidney health and hope.
Prevent
Advocacy & Prevention — We promote early-detection awareness and help people understand what numbers and questions matter before crisis arrives.
Advocate
Faith, Wellness & Legacy — We advocate for better education, better access, better conversations, and better support for Black families impacted by kidney disease.
Connect
Building Relationships — We connect patients, caregivers, churches, healthcare partners, and community members to form circles of support, prayer, and encouragement.
Transform
Lives & Communities — We believe transformation happens when knowledge becomes action. IMPACT helps families move forward with tools, encouragement, faith, and community.
Together, we can protect kidneys and preserve legacy.
Know Your Numbers
Kidney Disease Can Develop Quietly
Talk with a healthcare provider about your personal risk and whether kidney health testing is right for you.
Ask your healthcare provider about:
Knowing your numbers can help you have better conversations, ask better questions, and take action sooner.
IMPACT Black Kidney Health does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment. We provide education, encouragement, advocacy, and resource connection. Always speak with a licensed healthcare professional about your personal health and care plan.
"A diagnosis is a fact. It is not a destiny."
— Pastor Nicole Washington
"My condition does not determine my calling.
And yours does not determine yours."
— Pastor Nicole Washington
Our Mission
Our Mission
To lift Black families and communities through kidney health education, early-detection awareness, advocacy, resource connection, patient and caregiver support, and hope.
Our Vision
A future where Black families have the knowledge, support, access, and confidence needed to protect kidney health, strengthen families, and preserve legacy.
Our Purpose
We exist to turn kidney health awareness into action. Through education, outreach, partnerships, and community support, IMPACT helps people learn their risk, identify concerns early, fight for better care, and thrive with strength and hope.
"I know this journey because I live it.
My mission through IMPACT is to make sure no one walks it alone."
— Pastor Nicole Washington, Founder
Why IMPACT Matters
Kidney Health Is Family Health
When kidney disease affects one person, it can touch the entire family — emotionally, spiritually, physically, and financially.
Many people do not think about kidney health until there is already a diagnosis, dialysis conversation, transplant need, or family crisis. IMPACT Black Kidney Health was created to change that.
Our message is simple:
IMPACT brings kidney health conversations closer to the people who need them most, with compassion, clarity, faith, and action.
Most People Never See the Battle
The hidden reality of kidney disease. Advocacy begins with awareness.
3.4x
African Americans are 3.4 times more likely to develop kidney failure than White Americans.
35%
Of the national kidney transplant waiting list is made up of Black patients — yet they receive fewer transplants.
1 in 3
American adults is at risk for kidney disease. Most don't know it until the disease has progressed.
90%
Of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. Early detection saves lives.
Sources: National Kidney Foundation, American Kidney Fund, CDC, NIH/NIDDK
A Message From Our Founder
Pastor Nicole Washington
Founder, IMPACT Black Kidney Health
I know this journey because I live it. Through IMPACT, my mission is to make sure no one walks it alone.
— Pastor Nicole Washington
Impact is more than awareness. Impact is what happens when knowledge becomes action, compassion becomes advocacy, and hope becomes transformation.
— Pastor Nicole Washington
As a dialysis patient, patient advocate, author, speaker, educator, and faith leader, Pastor Nicole Washington understands the kidney health journey from the inside. Her passion is personal. Her mission is purposeful.
IMPACT Black Kidney Health was born from lived experience, faith, and a commitment to help families receive information, encouragement, and support before they feel alone, overwhelmed, or forgotten.
Pastor Nicole believes that every person still has purpose, every family deserves support, and every community deserves access to clear kidney health education.
What We Do
IMPACT Black Kidney Health serves families and communities through education, advocacy, support, and outreach.
IMPACT Education
We provide kidney health education through community workshops, church presentations, family sessions, online resources, health fairs, and speaking engagements.
IMPACT Kidney Health Checks
We promote early-detection awareness and help people understand what numbers and questions matter. When available, IMPACT partners with qualified healthcare professionals and organizations for screening awareness and community health events.
IMPACT Family Support
We encourage and support patients, caregivers, and families affected by kidney disease, dialysis, transplant conversations, chronic illness, and major health decisions.
IMPACT Advocacy & Access
We advocate for better education, better access, better conversations, and better support for Black families impacted by kidney disease.
IMPACT Ambassadors
We equip volunteers, churches, community leaders, and partners to help spread the message of kidney health, hope, prevention, and early action.
The IMPACT Kidney Care Fund
The IMPACT Kidney Care Fund supports education, outreach, resource connection, community events, and future assistance efforts for individuals and families impacted by kidney disease.
Help us continue advocacy, awareness, education, and support for individuals and families affected by kidney disease.
Help Someone Say I'm Still HereCommunity & Support
No One Should Walk This Road Alone
Real People. Real Support. Real Community.
IMPACT Black Kidney Health is built on the belief that no patient, caregiver, or family should face kidney disease in isolation. Support, encouragement, and community are not optional — they are essential.
From the dialysis chair to the living room, from the doctor's office to the church sanctuary — we are building circles of care that surround every person with the encouragement, resources, and hope they deserve.
Together, we can protect kidneys and preserve legacy.
Who We Serve
IMPACT is for Everyone
Whether you are newly learning about kidney health, supporting a loved one, living with kidney disease, or trying to bring education to your community, IMPACT is here to help you take the next step.
Year One Goals
Our Vision
In our first year, we are building the infrastructure to reach communities at scale — equipping churches, supporting patients, and creating pathways to living donation.
100
Churches
Receive educational materials
500+
Patients
Reached through support groups
50
Living Donor Inquiries
Generated through education
Monthly
Online Meetings
Plus quarterly educational forums
Kidney disease does not wait.
Most people do not think about kidney health until there is already a diagnosis, a dialysis conversation, or a family crisis.
IMPACT was created to change that.
When you bring IMPACT to your church, your community, your workplace, or your family — you are not just sharing information. You are potentially giving someone the gift of knowing early enough to act.
That is not a small thing. That is a life.
Bring IMPACT to Your CommunityBring IMPACT to Your Community
Kidney Health Education in Trusted Spaces
IMPACT Black Kidney Health partners with churches, community organizations, healthcare professionals, schools, workplaces, and local leaders to bring kidney health education into trusted spaces.
Invite IMPACT for:
Together, we can educate families, support patients, advocate for better care, and help communities Know Early and Live Strong.
Building the House
Community Partnerships
We are building the house before the guests arrive — creating space for future collaborations with leading organizations in kidney health, community engagement, and health equity.
Medical Schools
Partnering with institutions like Morehouse School of Medicine to advance community-based kidney health research and education.
National Kidney Organizations
Collaborating with the National Kidney Foundation, American Kidney Fund, and transplant centers across the country.
Dialysis Providers
Working alongside dialysis centers to provide patient support, education, and faith-based encouragement.
Faith Communities
Equipping churches with educational materials to reach their congregations with kidney health awareness.
Community Organizations
Engaging grassroots organizations already doing the work in underserved neighborhoods.
Research Partners
Supporting community-based participatory research focused on kidney health disparities.
"We are building the house before the guests arrive. When potential partners visit this page, they will see a fully-formed initiative — not an idea seeking validation, but a movement seeking collaboration."
— Pastor Nicole Washington
Be Part of the IMPACT Movement
This Movement Is Bigger
IMPACT Black Kidney Health is calling patients, caregivers, churches, healthcare professionals, educators, community leaders, donors, and partners to stand together.
When you support IMPACT, you help bring education, awareness, advocacy, support, and hope to families who need it.
Ways to get involved:
Together, we can protect kidneys and preserve legacy.
Collaborate With Us
Get Involved Opportunities
Proposed Areas of Collaboration
Nicole Washington Ministries proposes collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine in the areas of community engagement, health equity, kidney disease education, dialysis patient support, living donor awareness, and community-based outreach initiatives.
"What the enemy sent to stop me, God turned into a sermon.
What the diagnosis tried to silence, God turned into a movement.
IMPACT is that movement. And it belongs to every person who refuses to let kidney disease have the final word."
— Pastor Nicole Washington
Support the Mission
Your Gift Helps IMPACT Families
Your gift helps IMPACT Black Kidney Health expand kidney health education, community outreach, screening awareness, advocacy, patient and caregiver support, and resource connection.
Every donation helps us reach more families, serve more communities, and bring hope-filled kidney health conversations into trusted spaces.
Give today and help someone Know Early and Live Strong.
Let's Work Together
Get in Touch
Together, we can improve kidney health outcomes and create hope for future generations.
Stay Connected
Join the IMPACT Movement
Stay connected with IMPACT Black Kidney Health. Receive kidney health education, event updates, community resources, volunteer opportunities, encouragement, and ways to help spread the message.
Know Early. Live Strong.
I Speak to My Kidneys
Pastor Nicole's Most Personal Teaching
Written from inside the dialysis chair. Facts, truth, and why she refuses to let the diagnosis have the final word. 31 scriptures. A complete teaching for everyone who has ever faced a fact that tried to have the final word over their life.
IMPACT Black Kidney HealthTM
A National Black Kidney Health Initiative
A Program of Nicole Washington Ministries
Learn. Identify. Fight. Thrive.
Know Early. Live Strong.
Faith. Education. Advocacy. Hope.
Educational Disclaimer: IMPACT Black Kidney Health provides education, outreach, encouragement, advocacy, and resource connection. We do not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or personal medical advice. Please consult a licensed healthcare professional about your personal health, testing, treatment, and care plan.
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