Organised by Dallas College Foundation, Inc.Every day, hard-working DCCCD students leave college because of a financial emergency. Our Emergency Aid Fund works to prevent that talent loss, keeping them in school and on track to degrees and good jobs.
Keeping students on track to degrees and jobs is the Dallas County Community College District's number one priority. But it is hard to focus on school when an emergency or natural disaster is threatening a student's financial security.
We established an Emergency Aid Fund that moves quickly and efficiently to meet students' needs and prevent future problems. Our partnership with Edquity, a Brooklyn-based educational finance support and emergency aid company, allows us to deliver support 24/7. Students apply for emergency funds using the mobile app or website, and they can receive cash grant assistance within 48 hours.
In the wake of the recent tornadoes on October 20, 2019, Edquity received more than 250 applications from DCCCD students in just a week and quickly served about half of them. Consider their circumstances:
- 1 in 5 was homeless
- 2 in 5 had a child
- 1 in 2 was short on money for food
Right now the fund is supporting full-time students but the supply of funds is falling short of demand. Your contribution will make a difference in the lives of our students, their children, and our local economy.
$25 can help ensure a student gets to college this week
$50 can put food on the table for a parent and her children
$100 can keep the lights on and a family in their home
$500 can provide emergency shelter while a student relocates
My research team and I have studied emergency aid like this and found that often it's a smaller amount of money given at the right time that makes the difference between a student staying in college or dropping out. This money can help make students' immediate survival possible. - Sara Goldrick-Rab
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