Family Emergency Fund
The Family Emergency Fund helps families in need fill that gap.
Families often face financial struggles just to meet their basic needs. Stay-at-home moms may suddenly find themselves searching for work or selling their prized property. Unemployed fathers feel like a failure, are ashamed of losing their identity as the family’s provider. In addition, grown, adult men and women with children may find themselves moving back in with their parents until they can put the pieces of their lives back together. However, other families are moving in with each other. In other words, the shift from having “something” or having “nothing” is bad. Thus, when families faced with the grief of losing everything and the fear of never being able to recover. After that, these uncontrollable situations have a furious impact on families as a whole, on marriages, husbands, wives, parents, and children.
The program is to assist individuals and families quickly regain stability after experiencing unexpected life events.
Funding Details:
- Support for one household has an annual (12 month calendar year) cap of $300 and a lifetime cap of $500.
- Funds will be used to cover patient’s family bills or other family costs (i.e.: utilities, mortgage, rent, transitional housing, etc.).
- The Family Emergency Fund is a grant with limited funds. Therefore, once these funds are exhausted, it expected that it will be renewed the next grant cycle.
Application Requirements:
- Financial Distress: The household must be currently undergoing financial distress and find it difficult to secure financing from other sources.
- Exhaustion of Other Funds: Demonstrate that all other available funds and resources have been exhausted before applying for this emergency fund.
- Income Verification: Provide proof of income below $25,000 through recent tax returns or other official documentation.
- Reason for Assistance: Provide a detailed explanation of the reason for the financial distress and how the emergency fund will be utilized to address it.
- Willingness to Share Story: Be willing to provide a profile picture and share your story for public marketing purposes, including the reasons for needing assistance and how the fund can help.
- Agreement to Terms: Agree to all terms and conditions of the emergency fund program, including follow-up communications and potential future audits.
- Completed Application: Submit a completed application through the website.
The Family Emergency Fund is opened
Please note that our nonprofit organization is operated by 10 dedicated, unpaid volunteers. Due to our limited staff, the application processing time may take up to 2 weeks. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us. Contact info@hop4kids.org with questions.