Program Overview
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Funding Priority
The purpose of the GAH is to provide financial assistance for individuals that demonstrate great financial need for acquiring a product or service that has been recommended professionally and would improve a person’s quality of life in a meaningful way. GAH funds are intended to solve isolated, solvable problems with a single award (i.e., conditions requiring ongoing funding or that would not be solved with a single award are not appropriate for consideration).
What the GAH Supports
The GAH provides financial assistance for any product or service that has been recommended by a wellness practitioner to address a particular health need related to a person’s body, mind or spirit; is not supported by the person’s health insurance and otherwise could not be afforded with personal assets. There are countless possible needs that the GAH would consider and accommodate with a wide range of traditional and non-traditional approaches. We do not provide a list of what we do or do not fund because the possibilities are endless. What’s important is that there is a meaningful connection made between what is requested and the prospect for enhancing the person’s quality of life.
How the GAH Works
An individual must be referred to the GAH through a third party non-profit organization. This potentially could be any type of organization that works with individuals in need and agrees to make thoughtful and impartial referrals to the GAH.
Referral involves a two-part process that includes the completion of the Steward Referral Form, which the practitioner must complete; and the Steward Application Form, which the prospective fund recipient must complete as a demonstration of his/her interest in receiving financial assistance and acknowledgment of this as a gift to be carried forward to help others.
Once a referral is made and the individual is accepted as a recipient, the GAH consults with the referring practitioner to identify an appropriate product vendor or service provider. The referring organization is expected to assist actively in identifying the appropriate resources to provide aid to the recipient.
Once the source for the product or service and associated costs have been identified, funds are provided to the referring organization as reimbursement for payment to the vendor or provider.
