EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE

The ESP Charitable Foundation helps employees who are experiencing economic hardship and are unable to afford housing, utilities, food, clothes and other basic living expenses because of a natural disaster, a life-threatening or serious illness or injury, death or other circumstances beyond the employee’s control. The maximum amount available for each occurrence or incident is up to the discretion of the board. An employee can report only one occurrence or incident for a twelve (12) month period.

All Engineered Seal Products, Inc. (ESP) employees who are

  1. regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week
  2. having had at least one year of employment by ESP prior to application
  3. actively employed or on an approved leave of absence for no more than one (1) year are eligible for grants from the ESP International Charitable Foundation Employee Assistance Fund. In case of death of the employee, eligible dependents may apply.

Assistance: The ESP International Charitable Foundation Employee Assistance Fund makes grants to help pay for basic living expenses when an employee experiences economic hardship caused by a qualifying circumstance

Circumstances that may qualify for a grant fall into four categories:

Circumstances that may qualify for a grant fall into four categories:

  • Natural Disaster
  • Life-Threatening or Serious Illness or Injury
  • Death
  • Catastrophic or Extreme Circumstances

Assistance are only made to help pay for limited types of essential living expenses, which are:

  • Medical (not eligible for reimbursement by insurance)
  • Housing
  • Utilities
  • Food
  • Clothing
  • Other Basic Necessities, at the discretion of the board

Assistance cannot be made to pay for other expenses such as:

  • Legal fees
  • Insurance deductibles and insured property losses
  • Credit card bills (other than covered expenses)
  • Property repairs
  • Car payments or repairs
  • Funeral expenses

Assistance applications will be reviewed as they are received. When possible, grants will be sent directly to providers – such as utility companies, mortgage etc. The amount awarded will be left up to the discretion of the committee.

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