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The ECHO Team

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The ECHO Team

Employees Contributing To Help Others

The Research Foundation offers assistance for Research Medical Center, Research Brookside, and Research Psychiatric Center employees in need through the ECHO Team's Employee Assistance Fund. 

Since 1994, The Research Foundation's Employee Assistance Fund has provided support to employees in emergency financial need. The fund has been and continues to be exclusively funded by employee contributions. It pays for basic needs such as rent or mortgage payments, utility payments, and food.

Apply for Assistance

Research Medical Center, Research Brookside, and Research Psychiatric Center employees who have been employed a minimum of 90 days are eligible for $250 to $2,500 from The Research Foundation's Employee Assistance Fund. Employees can explain their need for support by completing the online application.

Find additional assistance at these organizations:

The ECHO Team's Lifeline After Injury

A Research employee injured their knee and can’t work for four months until it heals. If the injury requires surgery, more time off work will be needed. 

“The injury to my knee really affected by my life because I take care of everything for my family.”

The employee has three children, including a 17-year-old, a 12-year-old, and a 4-year-old with special needs, who receives specific care. Without income, caring for their children also became difficult. Rent, utility bills, — it all began stacking up.

“I applied for the Employee Assistance Fund after I injured my knee and could not work. The funds that I received helped me a lot with the bills I’m behind on.”

The ECHO Team was established to help Research employees in situations like this. Through the ECHO Team, The Research Foundation’s Employee Assistance Fund helped this employee get back on their feet.

“I’ve been working since I was 16 and never had a problem through my 40s. You will never know what will happen tomorrow. People go through health problems, and I never imagined I would not be able to work. So, I encourage everyone to donate to the ECHO Team because you will not know when you might need it.”

NEED ASSISTANCE?

Contact the Research Pastoral Care Department at 816-276-4210 or apply here. 

Join the ECHO Team

If you are an employee at Research Medical Center, Research Brookside, and Research Psychiatric Center, you can support the Employee Assistance Fund and our other health-centered programs and partnerships by joining the ECHO Team.

Every year, dozens of Research employees are referred to the ECHO Team for assistance. Without the generous support of their Research co-workers, these employees would be unable to provide basic needs for their families during emergency situations. Sign up to join and give back to your coworkers through simple payroll deduction. 

Donate to the ECHO Team

You can make a one-time donation to help Research Medical Center, Research Brookside, and Research Psychiatric Center employees. Health care and hospital workers need support of all kinds. Make a contribution in their honor.

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