One accessible emergency application
A clear place to start on mobile, by phone, or in person.
Esther Funds Foundation presents
Every Future Fulfilled
One emergency should not end a college education.
A national student-retention and policy movement working to ensure colleges have both a plan and the resources to intervene before a temporary emergency becomes a permanent college dropout.
v0.1 Model policyVerified Public supportOpen Campus organizing
Model policy
Proposed for public discussion
Student Emergency Retention and Completion Act
Every college should have a plan—and the money.
Version 0.1 · No bill number · Not introduced or enacted
Four separate actions
Choose the pathway that matches your purpose.
These actions serve different purposes. Endorsing the Act demonstrates public support. Taking the survey contributes to EFF’s research. Sharing an experience may help EFF document student barriers. Students seeking assistance should choose Get Help Now and continue through the secure EFF National Help Desk.
The core campaign statement
Every college should have a plan—and the money—to keep students enrolled.
Colleges have systems to collect balances, cancel classes, place holds on student accounts, and remove students from enrollment. Every college should also have a funded, timely, and accountable system for preventing an unexpected emergency from ending a student’s education.
Policy at a glance
A complete emergency-retention pathway.
One case number
A consistent record that follows the student through review.
One assigned navigator
A named person responsible for coordination and communication.
A rapid written decision
Urgent response within one business day; complete standard review within three.
Temporary enrollment protection
Classes, housing, and enrollment protected during timely review and appeal.
Non-repayable emergency grants
Assistance should solve the barrier without adding another debt.
Institutional-balance assistance
Qualifying balances may be addressed with separate student consent.
A fair appeal process
Written reasons, simple appeal, independent review, and continued protection.
Public accountability
Transparent funding, decisions, processing times, and retention outcomes.
Student ActionTURN YOUR CAMPUS INTO A PLACE WHERE EVERY FUTURE CAN BE FULFILLED.Organize with clarity. Build verified support.
Campus action center
Take the conversation to your school.
Use the official organizer toolkit, editable Word proposal, outreach scripts, verified-endorsement pathway, and branded presentation.
Public support with integrity
Real people. Verified choices. Protected privacy.
Only email-verified, approved, non-withdrawn supporters who consented to public display appear here.
Built for public discussion
Read it. Question it. Help strengthen it.
The proposed Act still requires legal, fiscal, research, ethics, privacy, accessibility, and stakeholder review.