STEP 1
With your team leader, determine if your request meets the eligibility requirements and criteria of hardship due to a sudden emergency. 

STEP 2
Complete and fully document the KW Cares Grant Application.

STEP 3
Write a brief statement of need (written by the team leader and/ or applicant) specifying the following:

• Summarize the associate’s emergency and financial situation
• Indicate the amount of the financial need for your total emergency cost
• Indicate the amount of assistance you are requesting from KW Cares 
• Indicate what the Market Center has done to provide assistance to the applicant*

*The KW Cares Board of Directors looks closely at the level of involvement and direct support that the intended recipient has received from the local Market Center. The expectation is that the Market Center community will provide 10 percent of the applicant’s need. This can be a combination of financial and in-kind assistance. This is not to say that grants won’t be made to individuals unless their Market Center has also contributed. However, the Market Center and/or region will be asked to explain if no support has been given.

STEP 4
Once approved at the Market Center level, forward the completed grant application and documentation to KW Cares at 435-514-2229 (fax) or email it to kwcares@kw.com.

STEP 5
KW Cares staff will review the grant and prepare a summary to present to the KW Cares Independent Selection Committee for consideration. Please allow up to 30 days following receipt of all required documentation for a response.