Financial Assistance

---

Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund https://feea.org

Merit-based scholarships and emergency loans (not grants) for Federal Employees

AFGE Hardship Assistance:

Participants in a Union Plus mortgage, credit card, personal loan, or supplemental insurance program may be eligible for hardship assistance through:

Mortgage Assistance Program https://www.unionplus.org/benefits/home-auto/mortgage-assistance

Union Plus Hardship Help https://www.unionplus.org/benefits/hardship-help

More on Union Plus Mortgages/Refinancing https://mortgage.wf.com/unionplus

Public Assistance

Medicaid Expansion

This is available in 41 states + DC. Check eligibility if you’re laid off and need health coverage. https://www.kff.org/status-of-state-medicaid-expansion-decisions/

CHIP

The program provides low-cost health coverage to children in families that earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, and in some states it covers pregnant womenhttps://www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chip/childrens-health-insurance-program/