About Blood Advocacy Week

Join the
lifesaving
mission.

Blood Advocacy Week is where awareness becomes action. Led by America’s Blood Centers, this national initiative brings together donors, blood centers, patients, partners, and advocates to strengthen the blood supply and push for policies that help save lives.

Led by ABC

America’s Blood Centers organizes and powers the week.

Coalition 100+

Organizations joined the movement in last year’s campaign.

Focus Policy + public action

Education, outreach, advocacy, and visibility working together.

Impact National

A week designed to move people, partners, and policymakers.

About this week

A national week built to strengthen the future of patient care.

Blood Advocacy Week is not just another awareness campaign. It is a coordinated, high-visibility effort to educate the public, mobilize supporters, and advance policies that protect the nation’s blood supply.

Each year, America’s Blood Centers brings together blood donors, community members, blood center professionals, healthcare voices, coalition partners, and advocates in one shared push. The goal is simple: make sure lifesaving blood is available whenever and wherever patients need it.

That means nationwide awareness campaigns, direct outreach to lawmakers, social media mobilization, local engagement, educational resources, and in-person advocacy that turns concern into momentum.

Blood matters in trauma care, cancer treatment, sickle cell care, surgery, and emergency response. When people step in together, the impact reaches far beyond one week.

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Why it exists

Awareness alone is not enough.

Blood Advocacy Week exists to bring the right people into the same fight at the same time — medical professionals, community leaders, patients, corporations, blood donors, and everyday supporters who want to help shape a stronger blood system.

1 Unified national week of messaging, action, and policy focus
100+ Organizations helping advance support for blood donation in America
What happens during the week

One campaign. Multiple ways it creates momentum.

Blood Advocacy Week is designed to move the issue on several fronts at once so supporters can plug in where they have the most impact.

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Nationwide awareness campaigns

Messaging and storytelling help more people understand why blood donation matters and why the strength of the blood supply affects patient care everywhere.

02

Coalition and stakeholder engagement

Blood centers, healthcare voices, community groups, and partner organizations align around shared goals and amplify the message together.

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Legislative outreach and advocacy

Supporters help push for policies that strengthen donation, improve access, and protect the long-term resilience of the blood community.

Why people join

Because the stakes are real.

This week gives people a real chance to help shape better outcomes for patients. Here is what that means in practice.

01

You can influence policy

Your voice can help push for legislation and public policy that supports a strong, safe, and diverse blood supply for patients in need.

Policy
02

You join a serious network

From blood centers and healthcare leaders to community advocates and partner organizations, you become part of a coalition that carries real weight.

Coalition
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Your impact reaches far beyond one event

Blood is essential for trauma care, cancer treatment, surgery, and more. Advocacy during this week helps support patient care across hospitals, clinics, and communities nationwide.

Patients
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Action creates momentum

When people show up together, policymakers listen more closely, organizations coordinate more effectively, and the message reaches further.

Momentum
Get involved

Choose how you want to show up.

Whether you want to advocate, amplify, or partner, there is a place for you in the week.

01

Advocate

Attend Capitol Hill meetings to advocate for policy priorities and help make the blood supply a stronger national priority.

Attend the Summit
02

Amplify

Use campaign resources, social graphics, and shareable messaging to help more people understand the issue and join in.

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03

Partner

Bring your organization into the coalition and help expand the reach, credibility, and momentum of the campaign.

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Join the movement

When we come together, we create a force that cannot be ignored.

Healthcare evolves when people take action. Blood Advocacy Week gives supporters one coordinated moment to help ensure lifesaving blood is available whenever and wherever it is needed.

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Ready to help make change?

Don’t wait to get involved. Whether you want to join the week, explore a partnership, or ask a question, this is the place to start.

Blood Advocacy Week is built on participation. The more supporters who step in, the stronger the message becomes — and the more lives that momentum can ultimately touch.

For supporters Toolkits, messaging, and ways to participate are available throughout the campaign.
For partners Coalition organizations can help expand reach, credibility, and public engagement.
For blood centers and advocates This week is built to connect local action with national policy momentum.

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