Holiday Assistance
Helping Families in Need
Programs | Holiday Assistance
What is Holiday Assistance?
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 this year. Each family receives a $50 gift card for each Thanksgiving and December meal, and each type 1 child and their siblings receive a $40 gift card to spend on something they will love! Often, 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.
Holiday Hero
$200
Sponsor gifts for a family of 5.
Rocking Reindeer
$120
Sponsor gifts for 3 kids.
Extra Stuffing
$100
Meal assistance for both meals.
Super Snowman
$80
Sponsor gifts for 2 kids.
Gobble It Up
$50
Assistance for one meal.
Snow Angel
$40
Sponsor a gift for 1 child.
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 bringing joy and spreading hope to so many families this holiday season.
