OHIO Giving Day

By giving to the Student Emergency Fund, you can help a student with an immediate financial need. Unforeseen circumstances such as family deaths, natural disasters, loss of income and displacement all have potential to uproot a students’ personal and academic experience. Fortunately, the Student Emergency Fund exists to cover safety needs, emergency medical bills, rent, utilities and/or childcare during personal crises.

Ninety-two percent of Student Emergency Fund survey respondents reported that receiving a microgrant helped them stay in school.

UP TO $7,500 IN SUPPORTING FUNDS ON OHIO GIVING DAY!

All gifts matched up to $2,500!

Bob '72 and Pam Long are providing a 1:1 match, up to $2,500, for gifts designated for the Division of Student Affairs’ Ohio University Student Emergency Fund. They understand the effects of emergency situations on self-supported college students and passionately believes that by assisting students through difficult times, they are encouraged to achieve their goal of a college degree. Bob earned his undergraduate degree from the Scripps College of Communication in 1972 and served as the first news director for ACRN. He and his wife Pam are retired, and Bob focuses his time on helping college students graduate with less debt and reducing childhood poverty.

Help Unlock a $5,000 gift!

Andrew Logan '10 and the Revada Foundation are providing a $5,000 challenge gift that will be unlocked once the Ohio University Student Emergency Fund receives 50 donations. Andrew is a graduate of the Scripps College of Communication and was a member of ACRN. The Revada Foundation supports arts and education, as well as has focused on addressing acute needs resulting from the ongoing pandemic, including the COVID-19 Ohio University Student Emergency Fund.

“Students who are under-resourced are often only one financial crisis away from dropping out of school. Those students face a range of financial emergencies like a parent losing their job and are now unable to help support their student’s living expenses, or a repair on a car that is required for the multiple jobs the student needs to support themselves. This program has given hope to those students so they can focus on their education and attain their dream of a college degree.” –Kathy Fahl, Assistant Dean of Students

Here are a few ways your dollars meet a student’s immediate need:

• $60 replaces a flat tire for a commuter student
• $200 provides two weeks of rent for a student recovering from illness 
• $750 covers the average amount awarded to a student in need 
• $1,000 provides emergency dental care for a student without insurance 
• $100,000 is what we need annually to support all OHIO students’ requests

Give now to support this important fund!