Who
we are.....The Talbert Family Foundation is dedicated to providing direct financial support to local families with
members suffering from catastrophic illnesses, primarily cancer. We
try to locate families that need financial assistance and provide funds
without any strings attached through a program we call "TFF Kids".
The upset
caused to a family by cancer or other catastrophic illness is enormous.
While we do provide emotional support, our primary goal is to provide
financial support and enlist the support of the circle of family, friends
and colleagues. When a family enters the TFF Kids program, they can be awarded a $5,000 honorarium. These funds can be used for
any purpose by the family. Next, we get to know the family and develop
a strategy for making direct appeals and other fundraising events.
To date,
we have had 70 families in the program and have provided over $1,250,000
in direct support. The funds have been used for everything from a family
vacation all the way to helping get caught up on a past due mortgage
and property taxes. Again, our goal is not to tell families how to spend
the money. Instead, we just try to reduce or eliminate one more thing
to worry about.
All
funds raised go directly to the TFF Kids families.
All overhead expenses are funded by the Talbert family.
In addition
to the TFF Kids program, the Talbert Family Foundation also produces
events to raise general funds. One of these events includes the Calabasas
Classic 5k/10k Runs held each November. These funds are used to fund the TFF Kids program.
The Talbert
Family Foundation does not do advocacy work per se', but we do work
in the community to bring awareness to the hardships caused to families
by cancer. Everyone understands the hardships. In fact, most people
have dealt with it either directly in their immediate family or indirectly,
through their extended family and friends. We just try take that awareness
and make it a call to action, both in initial identification of candidate
families and helping out once a program gets underway.
We support
any number of local programs of the City of Calabasas, such as the Fine
Arts Festival and the Pumpkin Festival, as well as working
with the local Chamber of Commerce and the local chapter of Kiwanis.
Since inception,
we have never had to turn away a family nominated for the program and
are actively seeking new families for the program.
We hope
our message is compelling to the community and we will be able to continue
to identify and help families in our community. |
