The Catastrophic Fund Helping Students In Need

This past semester, the Parents Fund was once again able to support a student dealing with a catastrophic event through our Catastrophic Fund. A student applied for aid in the fall after an unexpected hospital stay left her with almost $21,000 in medical bills.  While she was able to find help to cover the majority of the costs, she struggled to pay the remaining bills.  The Catastrophic Fund was able to help her by paying one of her medical bills.

The student wrote, “As a  full-time student with little income, even being left with $900 in medical bills was  a burden.  Your assistance in paying just one of the medical bills I received has been a tremendous help. The Catastrophic Fund really helped me because it lessened my  financial hardship. It is because of groups like yours that I can continue to stay in school. Thank you so much for your help and I hope you continue to help others.”