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Staples Cause for Caring Grant Program

Staples Cause for Caring inc

Foundation Rolling (Quarterly) Hardship Grants

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Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Staples Cause for Caring Grant Program

Funder: Staples Cause for Caring inc (MA, US)

Geographic Scope: United States (Staples employees)

Program Purpose: Helps Staples employees who are experiencing severe financial hardship due to an emergency qualifying event and lack the ability to maintain basic monthly living expenses.

Eligibility

Applicant: Staples employees
Beneficiaries: Employee, immediate family members (limited to spouse/domestic partner or dependents)
Timeline: All qualifying events must be within a 6-month timeframe to be considered
Note: Staples Cause for Caring reserves the right to approve or deny applications for any reason in its sole discretion; no applicant has a right or entitlement to receive a grant

Qualifying Events

1. Illness or Injury - Financial hardships for reasons beyond their control (illness or injury) with household or travel expenses 2. Funeral - Loss of employee, immediate family member, or relative if employee is financially responsible for arrangements 3. Natural Disaster - Primary residence/property severely damaged, destroyed, or rendered unlivable by localized natural disaster (fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, ice/wind/snowstorm, mudslide, etc.) or federally/state-declared natural disaster or terrorist attack 4. Unemployment - Loss of spouse's job or employee's second job due to layoff or company closure within past 6 months (excludes Staples employment or reduction in hours) 5. Housing Assistance - Rental unit/home condemned or deemed uninhabitable; unforeseen sale/foreclosure of employee's home; preventing homelessness (extreme situations with official court order and less than 30 days' notice to vacate) 6. Domestic Abuse - Employee in unsafe home environment needing new housing 7. Military Deployment - Financial hardships after being deployed

What Staples Cause for Caring Does NOT Fund

Medical bills

Contact Information

Email: StaplesCauseforCaring@staples.com

Address: 500 Staples Drive, Framingham, MA 01702

Qualifying Expenses by Event Type

Illness or Injury:

Past due rent or mortgage

Past due basic utilities

Travel expenses to attend appointments

Repairs to make home safe/habitable or condemned unit/home

Uninsured/underinsured needed repairs to primary residence or property

Funeral:

Essential funeral expenses for deceased family member

Travel expenses to attend funeral or make funeral arrangements

Past due rent or mortgage

Past due basic utility bills

Natural Disaster:

Uninsured/underinsured needed repairs to primary residence or property

Security deposit or other move-in/moving fees to move into new residence

Emergency housing (if needed)

Past due rent or mortgage

Past due basic utilities

Food

Necessary items lost due to event

Necessary transportation lost or inoperable due to event

Unemployment:

Past due rent or mortgage

Past due basic utilities

Housing Assistance:

Security deposit or other move-in/moving fees to move into new residence

Past due rent or mortgage (if applicable)

Repairs to make home safe/habitable to condemned unit/home

Uninsured/underinsured needed repairs to primary residence or property

Domestic Abuse:

Security deposit or other move-in/moving fees to move into new residence

Temporary housing if needed

First month's rent to move into new residence

Replace daily care items left behind when fleeing unsafe environment (clothes, toiletries)

Military Deployment:

Rent or mortgage

Other bills where assistance is needed

How to Apply

1. Download Materials: Download the Direct Grant Application Prep Pack and complete the application checklist
2. Gather Documentation: Gather appropriate documents before submitting your application based on your qualifying event
3. Submit Application: Submit completed application with all relevant supporting documentation

Required Documentation by Qualifying Event

Illness or Injury:

Medical leave documentation or FMLA form (if applicable)

Doctor's note documenting dates employee was not able to work

Itemized medical bill statement to prove illness/injury occurred

Documentation of time off from work due to medical reasons

Travel receipts to attend appointments

Past due rent/mortgage default notice or past due utility statements

Funeral:

Itemized funeral invoice or estimate

Proof of death of relative (death certificate or obituary)

Transportation receipts showing cost and date of travel to funeral or travel to make arrangements

Past due rent/mortgage default notice or past due utility statements

Natural Disaster:

Insurance report of damages or current insurance declaration page for residence or transportation

Proof of deductible amount from insurance company for residence or transportation

Insurance decision (amount awarded by insurance, denial of coverage) for residence or transportation

Itemized contractor/auto repair quote showing amount needed to make repairs to primary residence or transportation

Fire report from local fire department or other proof of fire

Statement from community organization assisting employee (American Red Cross, fire/police department, shelter, etc.)

Images of damage to primary residence or transportation

Copy of travel receipts to attend appointments

Copy of grocery/food receipts

Past due rent/mortgage default notice or past due utility statements

Unemployment:

Copy of termination letter with date and reason of termination or paperwork from unemployment office showing date and reason of separation

Past due rent/mortgage default notice or past due utility statements

Housing Assistance:

For condemned/uninhabitable unit: Inspection report or other documentation showing how home is uninhabitable

For sale/foreclosure on rented residence: Foreclosure notice from landlord/owner; documentation showing property is for sale; current lease or proof of address

For foreclosure on owned residence: Court-issued mortgage foreclosure notice

Complete the New Tenant/Temporary Housing Statement

For eviction prevention: Copy of court order

For move-in costs: Lease agreement from NEW landlord showing security deposit and first month's rent amounts

Domestic Abuse:

Police report or restraining order documenting the abuse

New landlord/temporary housing statement

Past due rent/mortgage default notice or past due utility statements

Lease agreement from NEW landlord showing security deposit and first month's rent amounts

Copy of receipts to replace daily care items

Military Deployment:

Copy of deployment orders

Copy of basic utility bills

Copy of rent/mortgage statement

Important Notes

Application Completeness: Application is not complete until all relevant supporting documentation has been received
Processing Time: To ensure prompt processing, gather appropriate documents before submitting your application

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