EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund

The EPICC Student Compassion Fund has helped me tremendously when I was behind on my rent payment due to the pandemic and limited number of hours being provided at work. As a student it is difficult to work enough hours during the week to pay bills and afford course materials and to attend classes along with studying and completing assignments. It has helped take a heavy burden off back in terms of worrying about how I would be able to afford both rent and utilities for that month.

Thank you so much for selecting me as a recipient for the EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund. With the funds provided, I was able to pay for housing and groceries over the summer while I was managing an internship and off-campus housing. The transition was difficult, but the EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund provided relief when I needed it the most. With food and housing security being significant issues for college students, initiatives like the EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund are what make me feel supported as a college student. Thank you again, as your support helped me learn and grow as a student, student worker, and student leader.

As a recipient of the EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund I have been able to put the stressors of working at least 30 hours a week to a rest to be able to focus more on my schoolwork . I have been able to excel more with my classes and even get a lot more help with staying on track with my work. With the compassion fund I was able to figure out how to balance school, studying and working to make sure I am financially stable. Thank you again for all the help that was given to me!

The EPPIIC Compassion Fund provided me with additional help in a really hard moment for me and my family. My dad lost his business and I was forced to stay away from my family for an uncertain amount of time. My roommate left, so I am in charge of all the expenses. I'm also from a country that the average salary is about $500 a month, so staying in the US longer than expected without any source of income is financially tough. Luckily, Millersville University has been there to assist me with food expenses along with donations for my rent and other expenses that will help me for some time.

The funding from the Millersville EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund helped me afford remote learning equipment such as wifi and a printer, as well as groceries and rent assistance for the rest of my Spring semester. After losing my job on campus due to it being deemed non-essential, I was frantically looking for another job to pick-up just to get by. Luckily, this funding came just in time, and I was able to focus on my studies instead of trying to figure out how to get by for the week. Due to the financial assistance of the Student Compassion Fund, I was even able to make it onto the Spring 2020's Dean's List! Thank you to all of the generous donors, the Millersville EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund Committee, and the University for giving me the ability to do my best as a student during these difficult times. I am proud to be a Marauder!

The Millersville EPPIIC Student Compassion Fund provided me not only with financial assistance during this uncertain time, but also with opportunity and hope. The assistance I received has allowed me to continue to pay my rent and utilities, and buy groceries for myself. I am so grateful for all of the kind people who donated to this fund, which in turn has helped so many students in need. As an international student any type of assistance goes along way, especially when I cannot be with my family. 

I am extremely thankful to attend a university that cares so deeply about its students, and that is supported by the amazing community around it. Thank you so much! 

I am truly beyond grateful and appreciative to have been awarded these funds, which will completely enable me to pay my rent and focus on school and my family without worrying about financial issues this summer. I really cannot begin to express how much this means to me and my family.