Sponsor a Senior
Helps financially vulnerable seniors receive dependable non-medical support at home when private care is out of reach.
Support this program →Dignity • Stability • Belonging
Every senior deserves to know: You belong here.
Gentle Care Foundation is being built to stand beside older adults, veterans, adults with disabilities, and families facing financial hardship—before a difficult season becomes a crisis.
4founding programs
1community promise
100%centered on dignity
“No senior should face hunger, unsafe living conditions, or isolation simply because help is out of reach.”
Respect every storyProtect every dignityStrengthen every homeBuild lasting belonging
April WilliamsFounder & Board Chair
Our why
Born from lived experience. Built to prevent crisis.
Gentle Care Foundation grew from founder April Williams’s personal understanding of how quickly housing instability, food insecurity, addiction, isolation, and unmet daily needs can overwhelm an individual and a family.
Our purpose is simple but urgent: help vulnerable seniors remain nourished, safe, respected, and connected to community. We meet practical needs while reminding every person that their life still holds value, purpose, and belonging.
“Because, my heart won’t allow me not to help.”
April Williams Founder & Board Chair
Our founding programs
Practical help that protects independence.
Four focused programs form the Foundation’s first response to the everyday gaps that can place older adults at risk.
Nourishing Seniors
Provides groceries and practical food assistance for older adults experiencing food insecurity or limited mobility.
Support this program →Essentials for Dignity
Delivers hygiene supplies and everyday household necessities that protect comfort, confidence, and well-being.
Support this program →Clean & Safe Home
Supports safer, healthier living spaces through light cleaning assistance and practical home-safety help.
Support this program →Future initiatives may include transportation assistance, utility support, minor home-safety modifications, senior wellness activities, and emergency assistance as funding and capacity grow.
Who we stand beside
Support shaped around real life.
- Low-income and financially struggling seniors
- Homebound older adults and those living alone
- Veterans and disabled older adults
- Families facing caregiving and household hardship
- Seniors experiencing food or hygiene insecurity
Dignity is not a luxury. Safety is not a privilege. Belonging should never depend on someone’s ability to pay.
THE GENTLE CARE FOUNDATION PROMISE
Do you know a senior in need?
One caring connection can change what happens next.
If you know an older adult, veteran, or disabled adult struggling with food, household essentials, a safe home environment, isolation, or access to non-medical support, contact Gentle Care Foundation. Please do not include private medical information in an email.
Help us understand the need.
Send your name, contact information, the senior’s city or county, and a brief description of the assistance being requested. Our Foundation will follow up to discuss available resources and next steps.
Refer a SeniorOr call 334-239-7462Submitting a referral does not guarantee assistance. Support depends on program eligibility, funding, and available resources.Founding partner opportunity
Help build the safety net before the need becomes an emergency.
Businesses, churches, healthcare organizations, civic groups, and individual donors can help launch programs that keep seniors fed, supported, and safe at home.
Ways to stand with seniors
- Sponsor a seniorHelp fund hours of practical in-home support.
- Adopt a programUnderwrite groceries, essentials, or home-safety assistance.
- Become a community partnerContribute funding, volunteers, supplies, or referrals.
Foundation leadership
Experience, accountability, and community heart.
The founding board brings caregiving, healthcare, business ownership, leadership, and community experience to the Foundation’s development.
April Williams
Founder & Board Chair
Mark Williams
Vice Chair
Homer Lewis
Director
Angela Sanders-Adegun
Treasurer, Secretary & Clinical Advisor
Bishop Keith Moore
Board Member
You belong here
Let’s create a Montgomery where no senior is forgotten.
Start a Partnership Conversation
1565A East Trinity Blvd, Suite AA07
Montgomery, AL 36106
334-239-7462
info@gentlecarefoundation.org