National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Southern California and Nevada Chapter

MS stops people from moving. The Society exists to make sure it doesn't. Its 50-state network of chapters helps each person address the challenges of living with MS. The Society funds more MS research, provides more services to people with MS, offers more professional education, and furthers more advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. Consistent with this mission, the Chapter, in operation since 1947, supports research efforts and delivers vital programs to the more than 12,500 individuals living with MS and 75,000 family members and friends in the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties. As the search for a cure continues, a range of Chapter services are provided to members of the MS community at minimal or no cost and address a continuum of needs, from expanding basic knowledge about the disease, to long-term care. Throughout this continuum, critical programs assist those with MS to enhance their own quality of life, pursue meaningful activities, and participate in society and family life.