BamaAid Emergency Assistance Programs

The BamaAid and BamaBuilds programs are administered by the Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF), an organization specializing in assisting corporations in creating emergency assistance and disaster relief funds for employees.You must be a Bama Team Member for a minimum of 90 days in order to be eligible to apply. 

Applications are confidential and identifying details of the crisis are not shared with Bama.

BamaAid

Eligible to Apply: Bama Team Members are eligible to apply for assistance after 90 days of employment by Bama. You must be a full-time employee with Bama Companies to apply.  Eligible team members may use this program for 2 incidents per calendar year.  Additional financial counseling resources may be required after two grants are approved over a lifetime. (The review committee could request documentation that a budgeting session with a financial counselor has been completed before a third grant is approved. Should you want to understand more about this requirement before applying, please email emergency@tulsacf.org.¹)

In the event of an unexpected and unavoidable emergency that causes a severe financial hardship, Bama team members may apply for assistance within the following categories and qualifications.  Please remember that not all emergencies will warrant the maximum assistance:

• Home Catastrophe/Natural Disaster – Amount of Grant: Up to $2,000
  Assistance for employee’s personal residence destroyed, rendered unlivable or otherwise in need of costly repairs in excess of insurance caused by a natural or localized disaster (hurricane, fire, flood, tornado, mudslide, etc.).
• Funeral or Emergency Travel for Immediate Family – Amount of Grant: Up to 2,000
  Assistance for those who have incurred the loss of an immediate family member*, if the employee is financially responsible for funeral arrangements. OR For employees who must travel to visit or care for a terminally ill immediate family member or escort a critically ill immediate family member to an out-of-state medical facility.
• Personal Emergency (vehicle repair, loss of income, etc.) – Amount of Grant: Up to $1,000
  For employees who have encountered financial hardships for reasons beyond their control (spouse loss of job, unexpected loss of income, non-routine vehicle repair that restricts ability of applicant to care for self and household, etc.).
• Medical Emergency (emergency hospitalization, etc.) – Amount of Grant: Up to $1,000
  For employees who have encountered financial hardships due to medical emergencies in the household (injury, hospitalization, loss of income during medical emergency, etc.).
• Military Deployment – Amount of Grant: Up to $500 
  To assist a team member when they or their spouse have been called to active duty.

BamaBuilds

A home owner assistance program for non-routine home maintenance or repairs.***  Bama partners with Revitalize T-Town (RTT) and Tulsa Community Foundation. Applicants must be active Bama team members and meet RTT income criteria (income level and number of people in the family/household). Eligible team members may use this program for 2 incidents in a Bama employment lifetime. 

Categories of Assistance:

• Roof Repair/Replacement – Amount of Grant: Up to $15,000
  Available to assist team members with visible, missing shingles, hail damage, large debris on roof or mold prevention.
• Electrical Repairs  – Amount of Grant: Up to $5,000 
  Available to assist team members with non-functioning electrical outlets, blown fuses or unsafe wiring.
• Plumbing Repairs – Amount of Grant: Up to $5,000 
  Available to assist team members with leaking hot water heaters and non-functioning or broken pipes.
• Security Related – Amount of Grant: Up to $5,000
  Available to assist team members with repair or replace rotted or non-functioning exterior doors or windows.
• Heat and Air Repair/Replacement – Amount of Grant: Up to $7,500 
  Available to assist team members with non-functioning stand alone or central heat and air units.

Documentation will be requested from each applicant. Additional information is available here.