Immediate Needs Assistance

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The O’Brate Foundation will consider, on an individual basis, addressing short-term immediate needs assistance to improve a youth’s chances for success if no other resources are available. The young adult applicants must be residents of Kansas who currently reside in Kansas and fall within the Federal Income Poverty Guidelines. 

Assistance is limited to the areas listed below. We are unable to consider assistance requests relating to medical or transportation challenges. 

> Food

> Shelter/Utilities

> Clothing

Eligibility Criteria

> Financial Need

> Age 17 to 25 

> 2.5 GPA or higher if attending High School or College

> Work Experience

> Drive & Determination to Succeed

Deadline

This application opens in early January each year and closes December 1st. Please note the implementation of a Deadline is new in 2024. Thus, the application will be available for the first 11 months of each calendar year and will close for the last month of the year to allow for processing. 

Application Access

The Immediate Needs Application must be started by an adult sponsor, which includes: teachers/instructors, school counselors, academic advisors, DCF case managers, or other qualified professionals. The adult sponsor should e-mail submissions@obratefoundation.org to request access to the Immediate Needs Assistance Application. The request should include the adult sponsor’s First & Last Name and E-mail Address. An e-mail response from the O’Brate Foundation will be generated within 24 to 72 hours with directions on how to get started. The adult sponsor will start the application, then follow the instructions in the application to share the app with the youth in order for him/her to complete the remaining application tasks.

Selection of Recipients

Qualified applicants will be contacted by O’Brate Foundation Staff to complete an in-person or video conference interview after application submission. Notification of the award decision can take a few days to several weeks depending on numerous factors. If, after submitting the application, you feel the need is more urgent, please contact our office at 620-277-7831.