NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN
New
Yorkers For Children (NYFC) works in partnership with the Administration for
Children’s Services (ACS) to improve the prospects of children supported by the
child welfare system and to engage New Yorkers in that effort.
Please
visit our website www.newyorkersforchildren.org for more information
about our programs.
CHARLES
EVANS EMERGENCY EDUCATIONAL FUND
The
Charles Evans Emergency Educational Fund is set up to help youth to complete or
further their pursuit of an educational degree. Eligible candidates must have
aged out of foster care in New York City and are no older than 26 years of age.
The Fund assists these youth who encounter an unforeseen or unusual financial
emergency that would prevent them from continuing their education without
interruption. The Fund’s long-term goal is to use its financial resources to
help a wide range of students to graduate from college. The Fund is not
intended to be used for routine expenses or as a consistent supplement to a
student’s educational funding source. Requests must be urgent in nature.
This fund was created to assist students
facing a financial emergency due to:
•
job
loss
•
loss
of child care
•
family
illness or death
•
theft
of books or essential academic belongings
•
other
situations at the discretion of the committee
New Yorkers For Children will generally
fund:
•
overdue
rent or emergency housing assistance
•
overdue
utility bills
•
medical
and dental bills for uninsured necessary procedures
•
transportation
•
books
•
tuition
assistance
•
other
items at the discretion of the committee
New Yorkers For Children will generally
not fund:
•
legal
representation in criminal or civil proceeding
•
cell
phone, credit card, or cable/internet bills
•
payments
for rent or utilities not overdue
•
routine
transportation costs
•
car
payments
•
payment
or fines incurred from parking or traffic violations
•
outstanding
student loans
•
child
support
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to apply for the Charles
Evans Emergency Educational Fund, you must:
• Have
aged out of foster care in New York City
•
Not
be older than 26 years of age
•
Be
working towards an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree
•
Be
currently enrolled in an accredited 2- or 4- year college/university
•
Provide
a transcript showing a GPA of 2.0 or above
•
Be
a full-time or part-time student
•
Have
successfully completed one semester of college
•
Provide
documentation of the reason funds are needed
GENERAL POLICIES
• If
you receive funding, you will be required to sign a contract and respond to
follow up emails
• Tuition
payments will be made directly to the school
•
Rent
payments will be made directly to the landlord
•
Repeat
funding is not available for the same emergency
Students
who have Exception to Policy are not eligible to apply
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Please complete all sections
of the application for the youth to be considered. If you have
additional questions about the Fund, please contact NYFC Programs at: program@newyorkersforchildren.org
or 646.257.2930.
APPLICATION COMPLETION CHECKLIST
o
Completed Application Form (applicant has signed
all documents)
o
Official documentation of emergency that
includes student’s name (ex: receipts/invoices, theft report, police report,
overdue utility bill, statement from landlord with contact information, bill
from school, etc.)
o
Official letter verifying college or vocational
program enrollment (request from Bursar’s Office)
o
Unofficial transcript showing GPA of at least
2.0 (printout is acceptable)
o
Bursar’s receipt or other documentation of
student’s current financial aid package
Please include all of the above application materials when submitting for consideration.