Follow-up consulting sessions are held to help review and support the client's efforts to cope in new ways and to evaluate the results of the process. Schedule a meeting with the local financial consultant to review your financial situation and develop a financial action plan. Consultant writes a report, attaches the financial information and sends to The Clara Abbott Foundation's Lake County Office for review. Financial Assistance Committee reviews case and makes decision. Client is notified of decision.
Assistance is based on financial hardship.
The Foundation s definition of financial hardship is any situation that threatens the family s ability to provide essential living needs. Assistance may also be provided after a natural disaster, when a family member has health problems, and in the case of abuse. Information provided to The Foundation is kept confidential except as required by law. Foundation cases are not shared with your managers and they are not part of Abbott Laboratories records or personnel files. It usually takes two to four weeks to get an answer if an employee brings all requested information to their first interview.