Championing those who serve others
It’s often the case that the people who come to the Foundation’s People Who Care Fund for assistance are themselves the helpers in their family. That was the situation with a PwC US manager who applied for assistance as she worked to arrange care for her elderly parents as well as her husband who had recently been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and was unable to work. She had leveraged PwC’s leave options and taken time to support her family, putting her project management skills to work on their behalf. But the costs of care were a problem she couldn’t solve on her own.
She said, “This assistance provided us with tremendous relief financially and emotionally during a difficult time. We are so grateful for your support. Thank you for your help through this process.”
The People Who Care Fund was able to help with her husband’s mounting medical bills, which had become too much for the family to manage on their own. A grant gave them some breathing room and let them stay focused on the most important things, getting him as healthy as possible and spending time together as a family.