To request information on how to start a chapter in your area, please check back later for our online information request form. Since that time, UMDF has experienced sizable growth. In order to be more responsive and relevant to families and the medical community at the local level, UMDF instituted chapters. UMDF chapters may exist both in the United States and abroad.
UMDF chapters benefit the geographic areas they serve.
Chapters also attract new members to UMDF through local meetings, giving added unification and strength to the organization. It is well worth the effort to start a chapter. Chapters benefit in tangible and intangible ways from international recognition of the UMDF name and logo. Affiliation with the parent organization provides chapters with a reputation that attracts potential members and lends credibility when obtaining sponsorships. Chapters are the best way to spread the word locally about mitochondrial disease, which will lead to increased support.