Holiday Assistance

Thank you for making a difference this holiday season! Every year, The Guild of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation provides meal and gift assistance for patients and families at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

Your gift will be used to assist the 133 families and 371 children in need who applied for assistance. Oftentimes, this assistance is the difference between families being able to have a meal on the table for the holidays and gifts for the children to enjoy.

Did you know?

• Over 45% of Barbara Davis Center patients are uninsured or underinsured, with 35% living below the poverty level
• On average, the first year of care for a newly diagnosed type 1 is $20,000
• Type 1 diabetes is the only disease where patients and caregivers are making life-and-death insulin dosing decisions, and they are doing it every hour of every day

Join us in sponsoring gifts for type 1 children as part of the Holiday Assistance program. Families receive a $50 gift card for each Thanksgiving and December dinner. Type 1 children, and their siblings, each receive a $40 gift card to spend on something they will love!