A team member received help after a house fire took everything.
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Vision
To give supported doctors, team members, support professionals and the communities they serve more reasons to smile through passionate, thoughtful and generous assistance.
Mission
To harness the generous and compassionate spirit of those connected to our support network through broad-based giving to charitable pillars, the heart of which is rooted in assisting supported doctors, team members and support professionals in their time of need.
Leadership
Heartland Dental Foundation Advisory Board is a committee of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation that provides leadership and advisement over the Heartland Dental Foundation Funds.
Learn more about the Heartland Dental Foundation Advisory Board.
Since 2018, the HDF has been able to help over 460 team members with over $1,000,000 in grants!
Thank you to our 2025 partner Local One FM!
Economic Hardship Program
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Our Purpose
The Heartland Dental Foundation Economic Hardship Program helps Heartland Dental supported doctors, team members and support professionals who are experiencing economic hardship and are unable to afford housing, utilities and other basic living needs because of a qualified disaster, life-threatening illness or injury, death or other catastrophic or extreme circumstances beyond the employee’s control.
Who Is Eligible
All Heartland Dental employees, supported doctors and support professionals who are employed part-time or full-time for at least six (6) months prior to submitting this application AND have experienced a qualifying incident (see application for definitions) within 90 days of the date of application. In the case of death of the employee, then a spouse or eligible dependent may apply. An employee can only be approved for assistance once within a twelve-month period.
Download Our Economic Hardship Application or Apply Online
Testimonials
We love to share the success stories from the team members we have been able to help support in their time of need.
"I was able to recover from my knee surgery with less stress knowing my company was there in my time of need. The funds provided allowed me to pay my mortgage for the 2 month recovery period. I am now fully recovered and still on track, financially." - Clare
"I truly don't know what I would have done without it!!" - Shana
"Don't hesitate to reach out for help, this foundation is here to help when you run into situations that are just out of your control. We are family!" - Anonymous
"I had a heart attack and was out of work for 5 weeks. The grant allowed me to have peace of mind financially while I was out of work. Heartland is here to help you! If you are in need, reach out before you get in a sticky situation. There is so much more to life than having to stress over financials when there is a program set up to assist." - Anonymous
"So thankful and blessed for all that you all have done to help me and my children. You have no idea how much it means to us all." - Anonymous
"It helped my family tremendously. It felt good knowing my job in a sense, had my back. I've been able to get back on top of things. I am truly grateful!" - Anonymous
"During the summer of 2024, I was injured and had to have emergency surgery. I didn't plan to be out of work for over a month. This assistance was extremely helpful by relieving myself and husband from stressing over how we were going to pay our mortgage and bills. Staff made me feel welcome and went above and beyond to get all documents needed to help." - Anonymous
"This grant helped take the financial stress off of me while I was recovering from surgery. I missed 2 months of work and was worried about being able to provide for my family while I was out of work. The application process was very simple to do. The representative who helped me was very kind, supportive and thorough. I was able to get the grant quickly and my bills were paid directly by the foundation." - Anonymous
Rachel and her family received support when her husband, Frank, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
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Nicole received help when her son was hospitalized for a rare skin condition.
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Rachel and her family received support when there home was damaged by Hurricane Ian.
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