Texas Kidney Foundation

06/11/2026

We are proud to celebrate Tiffany Jones-Smith, BA ’95, President & CEO of the Texas Kidney Foundation, who was featured in Baylor Magazine for her leadership in medical advocacy and kidney health prevention.

The feature shares Tiffany’s powerful journey — from losing 15 family members to kidney disease and learning she carries a high-risk genetic variant herself, to leading statewide efforts that expand education, screening and early detection for Texans.

Under her leadership, TKF has screened more than 16,000 people, reached more than 1 million Texas households with kidney health education, and helped build the state’s largest community-based dataset on chronic kidney disease.

This recognition shines a light on the mission we carry every day: helping Texans understand, prevent and respond to kidney disease earlier.

Thank you, Baylor Magazine, for highlighting this important work.

06/03/2026

In June 2026, TKF is helping move FSGS awareness from words to work.

Recognition matters. But families also need education, screening, navigation, trusted community partners, and follow-through.

That is how awareness becomes action across Texas.

06/03/2026

The communities most impacted by kidney disease must be part of shaping the solutions.

From a community perspective, prevention starts with listening, local trust, plain-language education, screening access, and follow-through that meets people where they are.

06/02/2026

The Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is where awareness, data, policy, and community action can come together.

TKF is proud to support statewide conversations that move kidney health from recognition to implementation — with screening, education, navigation, and follow-through.

06/02/2026

Awareness is only the beginning.

This June, TKF is helping turn FSGS recognition into community action through screenings, education, stakeholder engagement, Task Force leadership, and resource navigation across Texas.

Early knowledge. Timely action. Better health.

06/01/2026

FSGS awareness must lead to action.

In June 2026, Texas Kidney Foundation is bringing education, screening, navigation, referral support, and community follow-through to local Texas communities.

This is how recognition becomes real support for families across Texas.

06/01/2026

In Loving Memory of Barbara Gibbs
December 14, 1947 – May 22, 2026

Barbara Gibbs was deeply loved and will be remembered for her faith, creativity, style, laughter, and the joy she brought to her family and everyone around her.

Barbara had a gift for making beautiful things, from wreaths and flower arrangements to the special dishes her family will always cherish. She loved her church, her family, a good laugh, a sweet treat, and bringing her own sparkle into every room she entered.

In place of flowers, Barbara’s family invites friends and loved ones to honor her memory with a memorial gift to the Texas Kidney Foundation.

Your gift in Barbara’s honor will help support kidney health education, community screening, resource navigation, referral support, and follow-through for individuals and families across Texas.

Give in memory of Barbara Gibbs here:
https://kindest.com/661266-in-loving-memory-of-barbara-gibbs

We are grateful for every prayer, message, memory, and gift shared in Barbara’s honor. Her love lives on through all who knew her.

Click here to support Texas Kidney Foundation.

06/01/2026

This June, Texas Kidney Foundation is turning FSGS awareness into action across Texas.

Through recognition, church-based screenings, education, stakeholder engagement, Task Force leadership, and resource navigation, TKF is helping awareness become real support.

Early knowledge. Timely action. Better health.

05/29/2026

In June 2026, Texas Kidney Foundation is turning FSGS awareness into action in local Texas communities.

From public recognition and state awareness to church-based screenings, community stakeholder engagement, Task Force leadership, education, and resource navigation, TKF is building a coordinated model for rare kidney disease action.

This is how awareness becomes implementation — and how recognition becomes real support for families and communities across Texas.

Early knowledge. Timely action. Better health for you and your community.

05/05/2026

🎥 Behind the Scenes: Knowledge2Action in Motion

Before the doors opened on May 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas, the Texas Kidney Foundation team and community partners were already working to make sure Texas community members could receive kidney health screening, education, resources, and follow-through in a welcoming space.

This is the work people do not always see.

The setup.

The supplies.

The forms.

The testing stations.

The volunteers.

The Community Health Workers.

The conversations.

The care behind the care.

Every table, every station, and every step matters because our goal is not just to host an event.

Our goal is to help people know their numbers, understand their risk, and know what to ask their healthcare provider next.

Through Knowledge2Action: Neighbors Helping Neighbors 2030, TKF is bringing kidney health screening, plain-language education, optional genetic kidney testing, and CHW-supported follow-through directly into trusted Texas communities.

This is what it takes to move from awareness to action.

This is what it takes to move kidney health upstream.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the May 3 screening possible.