{"id":3272,"date":"2022-01-18T18:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/upd\/?page_id=3272"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:46:47","slug":"wcsu-cares","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/finaid\/wcsu-cares\/","title":{"rendered":"wcsu-cares"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WCSU<\/a>\u00a0 |<\/span>\u00a0 Financial Aid<\/a>\u00a0 |<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 WCSU Cares<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Do you have a financial emergency? We understand and we\u2019re here to help.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Assistance Fund\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe WCSU Cares Student Assistance Fund<\/b> helps WCSU students who encounter unexpected emergency expenses.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe WCSU Cares fund<\/b> supports our students with different types of assistance, ranging from textbook assistance to short term housing arrangements due to unforeseen financial emergencies that would impact their ability to pursue their education.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The mission of WCSU Cares<\/span> is to provide support to students who demonstrate financial hardships due to emergency situations. Our goal is to help students stay in school and make progress toward their degree, and help mitigate barriers based on unforeseen circumstances.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t This fund was founded through donations from the SUOAF-AFSCME Administrative Faculty Union, the Student Government Association, and the WCSU Foundation.<\/b> This fund continues to run based on the continued support from these internal partners and external community partners from the Greater Danbury area and other corporate sponsors. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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