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IECC CARES Hub Emergency Funds
The IECC Connecting Assistance, Resources, and Essentials Support (C.A.R.E.S.) Hub (CARES Hub) is designed to identify, stabilize, and support students with emergency housing insecurity through targeted outreach, emergency stipends, and transportation support. The CARES Hub provides emergency financial assistance to students who suffer sudden, unplanned economic hardship due to emergencies such as an accident, illness, injury, fire, or other unexpected crisis.
The program is not intended to provide financial assistance for pervasive financial struggles. Economic hardship indicates that current financial obligations and normal living expenses cannot be met through typical means. Applicants are expected to have made reasonable efforts to address the hardship prior to the application. IECC students are expected to contact the Financial Aid Office prior to applying. If approved, payment will typically be made directly to the applicable third-party (e.g. a creditor or vendor, such as utility company, medical provider, IECC Bookstore, etc.). Only under rare and extenuating circumstances will an applicant receive a direct reimbursement of expenses or gift card for purchases. In these situations, significant financial documentation of expenses and/or appropriate purchase(s) will be required. Individuals can apply when they feel they have an economic hardship meeting the criteria of the program. However, individuals can only receive, at a maximum, one funding opportunity, regardless of amount, per academic year. Payment may not be immediately available, as application and financial processing may take 1-2 weeks. CARES Hub funds are extremely limited and may not always be available.
- The applicant must be an IECC student registered in a degree or certificate program. Part-time and full-time students are eligible to apply.
- Emergency funds are funded by the ICCB Supporting Students Facing Homelessness and Housing Insecurity grant.
- Students may receive funding only once per academic year.
- Priority is given to full-time and first-time applicants.
- In its review, the CARES Hub committee will consider the applicant's details of hardship, steps taken to resolve the hardship, and the impact of the funding on the student’s academic success.
To apply, complete the application and include the supporting documentation related to the emergency and financial need (i.e. medical bill, eviction notice, utility documentation notice) requested. Submit to the Financial Aid Office. All identifying information from your application and documentation will be kept confidential and presented to the CARES Hub for funding determination. For more information about the Fund, eligibility, and process, please contact the CARES Hub by email to careshub@iecc.edu.