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Tri-C’s Student Emergency Fund Needs Your Help to Win a $25,000 Grant

College assistance fund a finalist in State Farm Neighborhood Assist program

Illustration showing a dollar bill in an emergency box.Your vote can make a $25,000 difference for students at Cuyahoga Community College. 

The College’s Student Emergency Fund is one of 200 national finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant program, which benefits nonprofits making a difference in their communities.

The State Farm program awards $25,000 grants to 40 different organizations selected by an online public vote. Voting opens today — Wednesday, Aug. 14 — and closes Friday, Aug. 23. (To vote for the Tri-C program, click here.)

Tri-C’s Student Emergency Fund helps students overcome unforeseen financial challenges with the potential to derail their studies. Students can be awarded up to $450 to help them get through tough times.

Last year, the fund helped 125 students. One of those was Rebecca McAdow.

A car crash the day before Thanksgiving left McAdow with a broken left ankle, cracked ribs and a body full of bruises. The violent impact also left her with a pair of mangled eyeglasses — no small issue given her course load at Tri-C.

Money from the Student Emergency Fund covered the cost of new glasses plus a few other bills for McAdow, who lives in North Ridgeville with her husband and four children. She didn’t miss a day of school despite the injuries.

“The Student Emergency Fund made it easier for my family to push through,” said McAdow, 44. “It helped keep me going.”

McAdow earned an Associate of Science degree from Tri-C this summer, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA. She plans to transfer to the University of Akron to study dietetics and nutrition.

Her story reflects the reason behind the Student Emergency Fund, said Megan O’Bryan, president of the Cuyahoga Community College Foundation. The Foundation oversees the fund.

“Life can throw some serious obstacles in front of students,” O’Bryan said. “Money from the Emergency Fund could be the difference between a student dropping classes or continuing toward graduation.”

Examples of emergencies covered by the fund include aid following fires or floods; child care situations; medical issues; car repairs; food assistance; and other situations. Tri-C students needing assistance are referred to the dean’s office for review.

Tri-C launched the Student Emergency Fund in 2017 with grant support through the David and Inez Myers Foundation.

A State Farm Review Committee selected the College’s Student Emergency Fund as a finalist for the 2019 grant program. The committee reviewed 2,000 applications to narrow the list for the final vote.

People may vote for their cause up to 10 times a day for 10 days after submitting a qualifying email address. Winners will be announced Sept. 25.

August 14, 2019

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu

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