Previously known as the Emergency Grant Fund, which was developed and managed by the Employee Assembly, the Cornellians Aiding and Responding to Employees (CARE) Fund has undergone revisions and is now administered through the Office of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion (WDI).

The CARE fund offers confidential financial assistance to faculty and staff who have experienced a non-recurring sudden or emergency-related financial hardship due to an unforeseen or unavoidable event. Financial assistance provided through the fund is intended to assist with immediate, essential expenses by providing one-time funds to address the emergency financial challenge.

The CARE Fund program is not designed to address ongoing financial challenges and is not a loan that requires the funds to be repaid. The program is funded through the generous donations of faculty, staff and others who are interested in supporting faculty and staff in crisis.

"This is the true meaning of Cornell as a caring community," said Lynette Chappell-Williams, associate vice president for the Office of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. "The Employee Assembly has done an outstanding job of creating and managing this project over the years, and my office is delighted to take over the administration."

Cornell faculty and academic and non-academic staff who hold a benefits-eligible, full- or part-time position and have worked a minimum of six months may apply. For more information, visit Your Life at Cornell online, e-mail wellbeing@cornell.edu, or call 255-3976.