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Golden Gap Foundation

Golden Gap Foundation provides short-term financial assistance to low-income seniors and veterans, helping them access necessary long-term care benefits during approval delays. Their mission is to ensure no one remains in unsafe conditions due to financial barriers.

THE GOLDEN GAP THROWDOWN IS ON! 🌶️🏆 Join us for an afternoon of Family Feud, great chili, friendly competition, and real impact for Utah seniors. The Golden Gap Foundation helps low-income seniors and veterans bridge the financial gap to assisted living while they work toward long-term assistance through programs such as Utah&rsquo;s New Choices Waiver and VA benefits. This Throwdown has a very real purpose. Our newest Golden Gap Grant recipient now has a safe place to call home&mdash;but we still need your help. We&rsquo;re raising funds toward his 12 months of assisted living while he works toward qualifying for Utah&rsquo;s New Choices Waiver. We&rsquo;re also collecting a few items to help make his new place feel like home, including a TV, laundry basket, digital clock, Keurig &amp; K-Cups, dresser, recliner and a small table. Every team entry, bowl of chili, and donation gets us closer to fully funding his grant&mdash;and helps the Golden Gap Foundation continue opening doors for Utah seniors who otherwise may not be able to afford the care they need. 🌶️ 4-Person Family Feud Team &mdash; $40 🥣 Chili Lunch &mdash; $5 🏆 Chili Cook-Off + Prizes &amp; Bragging Rights Come to compete. Come for the chili. Come to make a difference. BRING YOUR TEAM. BRING YOUR APPETITE. BRING THE COMPETITION.

The Golden Gap Foundation: Family Feud Challenge & Chili Cook-Off

Golden Gap Foundation&rsquo;s Silent Auction raises vital bridge funding so low-income seniors and veterans are not left in unsafe housing while their long-term care benefits are processed. Your participation helps cover weeks of assisted living, in-home care, and safe temporary housing, giving people the support they need until their approved benefits begin. Thank you for standing with us in this urgent, practical work.

Close the Golden Gap Online Auction

SPONSOR A SENIORProvide care when it can&rsquo;t wait When benefits are delayed, vulnerable seniors and veterans are left without safe care.Your gift steps in&mdash;providing housing, support, and dignity during life&rsquo;s most uncertain moments. MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT$250 &gt; Provides one week of safe assisted living$1,250 &gt; Gives a full month of stability$5,000 &gt; Secures four months of care$17,500 &gt; Sustains nearly 14 months of support WHY IT MATTERSMany seniors already qualify for long-term care benefits&mdash;but delays leave them in unsafe or unstable conditions. &nbsp;Your support bridges that gap and ensures they receive the care they deserve. TAKE ACTION TODAYHelp a senior move from uncertainty to safety and dignity.

Sponsor A Senior

&ldquo;Close the Golden Gap&rdquo; Silent Auction Fundraiser&nbsp;Supporting Seniors in Need Help a Senior Stay in Assisted LivingJoin us for an evening of community, connection, and impact as we raise funds to support low-income seniors who cannot afford the care they need. 🎉 What to Expect&bull; Dinner &amp; Light Refreshments&bull; Silent Auction&bull; Dessert Competition&bull; Photo Booth Fun&bull; &ldquo;Sponsor a Senior&rdquo; Opportunities 💰 Tickets$20 per personAll proceeds go directly to the Golden Gap Foundation to help seniors remain safely housed in assisted living. 🎯 Our GoalThis year, Golden Gap Foundation has set an ambitious goal: $500,000 to help 25 seniors transition into assisted living.With your support:<ul data-end="2358" data-start="2171" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="2219" data-section-id="1ok9msv" data-start="2171" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$150,000 helps 7 seniors find immediate care</li><li data-end="2271" data-section-id="1n66725" data-start="2222" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$300,000 helps 15 seniors secure safe housing</li><li data-end="2354" data-section-id="qndmvp" data-start="2274" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$500,000 ensures all 25 seniors receive the dignity and support they deserve</li></ul>Every gift brings us closer to changing a life. 🤝 Get Involved&bull; Become a sponsor&bull; Donate auction items&bull; Invite friends &amp; colleagues 💛 About Golden Gap FoundationWe help seniors who fall into the financial gap&mdash;those who make too much for Medicaid but not enough to afford assisted living&mdash;so they can stay safe, stable, and cared for. Together, we can close the gap.

“Close the Golden Gap” Silent Auction Fundraiser

Edward Is Home. Help Us Keep Him There. Not long ago, Edward didn&#39;t know where he was going to live. Then he moved into assisted living. That&#39;s a pretty incredible change in a very short amount of time, and it happened because several people and organizations came together and refused to let a financial gap be the reason Edward ended up homeless again. Edward has been through a lot. A stroke and a traumatic brain injury changed a lot for him. He now needs help with everyday activities and has difficulty with balance and mobility, and he was also recovering from a recent fall. He had also experienced homelessness and lost nearly everything he owned to theft while staying at a shelter. By the time we met Edward, he was staying temporarily in a friend&#39;s trailer. He was grateful to have a roof over his head, but it wasn&#39;t a safe or accessible place for him. Everyday tasks like bathing, preparing meals, and getting through the day were becoming increasingly difficult. And there was no real plan for what came next. What Edward needed wasn&#39;t another temporary place to stay. He needed the right place to live. We found it. Working with his case management team and an assisted living community willing to work with his limited income, we were able to put together a plan. Edward&#39;s disability income covers most of his housing and care, but he is still $300 short each month. The Golden Gap Foundation made the decision to step in and cover that difference for the next 12 months. We said yes to Edward before we had all $3,600 raised. Because sometimes you can&#39;t wait. Edward is now settled into his new home &mdash; sleeping somewhere designed to meet his needs, with regular meals, a safe place to shower, help when he needs it, and the security of knowing where he&#39;ll wake up tomorrow. Now we&#39;re asking you to help us keep the promise we made to him. Our first goal is to raise $3,600 to cover Edward&#39;s $300 monthly gap for the next year. So far, we&#39;ve raised $700 toward that $3,600 goal &mdash; help us close the gap. A $25 or $50 gift gets us closer. $100 covers one-third of a month. $300 gives Edward a full month. And $3,600 fulfills our entire commitment to him. But we also know Edward won&#39;t be the last person who needs this kind of help. There will be another senior living somewhere that is no longer safe. Another person whose income almost covers assisted living&mdash;but not quite. Another call where a relatively small financial gap stands between someone and the care they need. We want to be able to say yes again. So if we raise more than Edward&#39;s $3,600, those donations will stay with the Golden Gap Foundation to help us prepare for the next senior who needs a bridge to safety. Edward&#39;s story could have ended very differently. Instead, he went home. Please help us keep him there&mdash;and help make sure that when the next Edward comes along, the Golden Gap Foundation is ready to say yes. Donate today and help us close the gap.

Edward Is Home. Help Us Keep Him There.Not long ago, Edward didn't know where he was going to live.Then he moved into assisted living.That's a pretty incredible change in a very short amount of time, and it happened because several people and organizations came together and refused to let a financial gap be the reason Edward ended up homeless again.Edward has been through a lot. A stroke and a traumatic brain injury changed a lot for him. He now needs help with everyday activities and has difficulty with balance and mobility, and he was also recovering from a recent fall.He had also experienced homelessness and lost nearly everything he owned to theft while staying at a shelter.By the time we met Edward, he was staying temporarily in a friend's trailer. He was grateful to have a roof over his head, but it wasn't a safe or accessible place for him. Everyday tasks like bathing, preparing meals, and getting through the day were becoming increasingly difficult.And there was no real plan for what came next.What Edward needed wasn't another temporary place to stay. He needed the right place to live.We found it.Working with his case management team and an assisted living community willing to work with his limited income, we were able to put together a plan.Edward's disability income covers most of his housing and care, but he is still $300 short each month.The Golden Gap Foundation made the decision to step in and cover that difference for the next 12 months.We said yes to Edward before we had all $3,600 raised.Because sometimes you can't wait.Edward is now settled into his new home — sleeping somewhere designed to meet his needs, with regular meals, a safe place to shower, help when he needs it, and the security of knowing where he'll wake up tomorrow.Now we're asking you to help us keep the promise we made to him.Our first goal is to raise $3,600 to cover Edward's $300 monthly gap for the next year.So far, we've raised $700 toward that $3,600 goal — help us close the gap.A $25 or $50 gift gets us closer.$100 covers one-third of a month.$300 gives Edward a full month.And $3,600 fulfills our entire commitment to him.But we also know Edward won't be the last person who needs this kind of help.There will be another senior living somewhere that is no longer safe. Another person whose income almost covers assisted living—but not quite. Another call where a relatively small financial gap stands between someone and the care they need.We want to be able to say yes again.So if we raise more than Edward's $3,600, those donations will stay with the Golden Gap Foundation to help us prepare for the next senior who needs a bridge to safety.Edward's story could have ended very differently.Instead, he went home.Please help us keep him there—and help make sure that when the next Edward comes along, the Golden Gap Foundation is ready to say yes.Donate today and help us close the gap.

Golden Gap Foundation

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The Golden Gap Foundation: Family Feud Challenge & Chili Cook-Off

Close the Golden Gap Online Auction

Sponsor A Senior

“Close the Golden Gap” Silent Auction Fundraiser

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