Your ImpactAdvocacy
85
volunteers including youth delegates and parents engaged in the 2020 Kids for a Cure event. Delegates met virtually with Members of Parliament and Senators, raising awareness about the daily challenges of T1D.
90
members of Parliament engaged in 77 online meetings
35+
#AccessForAll meetings from coast to coast between our advocates and their provincial representatives to demand affordable and accessible technologies for everyone living with T1D.
400+
advocacy emails to provincial representatives to increase public and private coverage for insulin pumps and advanced glucose monitors (CGM and Flash GM) to reduce the out-of-pocket costs for these technologies and improve access for Canadians with T1D.
Up to $15,000
annual out-of-pocket costs spent by a Canadian to manage their T1D. JDRF continues to advocate for much-needed financial relief for Canadians with type 1 diabetes, through policies and programs supporting access to the life-sustaining therapies they require.
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