Households who lost a breadwinner or caregiver to COVID-19 may be eligible for emergency cash assistance, through the Montefiore Family Resilience Fund supported by the Robin Hood Foundation. The Montefiore Family Resilience Fund will provide cash assistance to 375 bereaved families in financial distress.

Eligibility criteria:

• Family must be referred by a licensed clinician (physician, NP, PA, social worker, or psychologist)
• Death from COVID-19 of a breadwinner or caretaker in the household
• At least one child/youth/young adult age 26 or younger resides in and is financially dependent on the household
• Family is experiencing financial distress (e.g. difficulty paying for housing, food, utilities, health copays, significant financial debt)
• Family must reside in the Bronx, Lower Hudson Valley, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, or Manhattan. 

Families that are referred will also be assessed by a social worker to confirm eligibility. To refer a household, please email familyresiliencefund@montefiore.org.

The referral form can be found at https://www.einstein.yu.edu/docs/departments/family-social-medicine/family-resilience-fund-referral-form.pdf.

For questions about the program, please email Dr. Anna Flattau, Department of Family & Social Medicine, at aflattau@montefiore.org.