Welcome to the Baptist Health Care Foundation Team Member Emergency Assistance Application

Thank you for your interest in the Baptist Health Care Foundation Team Member Emergency Assistance program. The Team Member Emergency Assistance Fund is available through funds donated by Baptist Health team members for this purpose. The fund is available to any Baptist Health Team Member who meets the requirements, but assistance is not guaranteed. This fund is designed to assist with basic needs such as food, shelter(rent/mortgage), medical bills and basic utilities. The maximum amount of a grant is $2,500.

Requirements and Eligibility

Full, part-time and PRN Baptist Health team members are eligible for assistance, including employees of partners such as Crothall, Morrisons, etc.

An application must be fully completed to request assistance. If an employee is unable to request assistance directly, their department manager (with the approval of the team member) may submit the request.

A completed application must include the following items:

• A fully completed application
• A copy of your most recent paycheck stub
• Verification of the reason you need assistance
• A copy of bills to be paid if approved

Criteria

Team Member Emergency Assistance Criteria include unexpected and unavoidable circumstances outside of your control that create an economic or legal hardship. These are usually one-time events that cause you to spend your housing, food, or utility money on unexpected bills. Some examples of emergencies that are considered for assistance include:

• Major medical emergency, acute illness or chronic illness of the team member or family member for which they are responsible
• The death of a spouse, child, or parent who lives in the same household. In the case of adults, the death results in a loss of income
• A sudden and unexpected decrease in household income
• A catastrophic event such as the loss of house/property due to a storm/fire
• A reduction in regular work hours due to Baptist Health and not the fault of the team member
• Extreme circumstances that happened within 120 days of the application date and don’t fall into any other categories

Not Eligible for Assistance

• Accumulated financial distress that results in you not having enough income to cover your regular monthly bills
• Credit card bills, to include department store bills
• Vehicle purchases
• Repairs to vehicles due to normal wear and tear
• Household repairs due to normal wear and tear
• Funeral expenses
• Loss of overtime hours
• Loss of hours due to going back to school
• Uncomplicated maternity leave/delivery

Disbursement of Funds

• Checks are written once per week only.
• If approved, check(s) will be picked up at the DeBoer Building.
• The Foundation is not responsible for checks that are not the distributed promptly.
• Team members are urged to receive Financial Counseling, available free of charge through the Employee Assistance Program. More information about EAP is available in Human Resources.
• Checks are not payable to team members except in extreme circumstances.

If you have questions, please reach out to the Baptist Health Care Foundation at foundation@baptistfirst.org.

About the Baptist Health Care Foundation

Since 1972, the Baptist Health Care Foundation has been the recipient of gifts that have assisted Baptist Health in providing comprehensive healthcare for the citizens of Central Alabama. Gifts received have also touched lives in other meaningful ways including scholarships, hospice care, employee emergency benevolence, and more.