LCU Fund for Women's Education

08/24/2026

Three in five American undergraduates now report food or housing insecurity.
The majority of college students in this country are struggling to meet basic needs, and campuses from community colleges to the Ivy League have responded with food pantries, emergency grants, and transportation help. For both students and institutions, it has become a matter of survival.

We've been saying it for decades. Basic needs are academic infrastructure, and stable housing shouldn’t be an amenity in higher education. It's the foundation everything else is built on.

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0220/college-students-campus-help-food-housing

08/20/2026

July and August are when leases turn over, rents reset, roommates move out, and sublets fall through. For a scholar one year from graduation, any one of those can become the crisis that ends everything, not because she failed, but because she had no margin.

The LCU Scholar Emergency Fund exists for exactly this moment. One-time grants, no strings attached to her future, moving fast enough to matter. Funded entirely by donors like you, so it never competes with our core housing grants.
If you've been waiting for the moment your gift matters most, it's now, before the fall semester starts and the stakes get higher.

https://www.lcufund.org/emergency-fund

08/18/2026

LCU Scholar Ruksana takes us inside NYC City Hall, sharing a few of the unexpected discoveries from her recent tour.

08/18/2026

LCU Scholar Ruksana takes us inside NYC City Hall, sharing a few of the unexpected discoveries from her recent tour. From Knicks caricatures to a hidden apartment on the third floor, the visit offered a fascinating glimpse into the history, stories, and surprises tucked inside one of New York City’s most iconic buildings.

07/23/2026

Home changes everything.

When scholars don't have to worry about where they'll sleep, they can focus on where they're going.

Join us as we celebrate the scholars, supporters, and community making brighter futures possible.

Save the Date: October 29, 2026

07/16/2026

At the , we believe:

In the transformative power of education for women.

In investing in those driven toward positive social impact.

That housing is the gateway to opportunity, and always has been, since 1858.

This year, the ground is shifting under our scholars: new loan caps, new work requirements, new uncertainty. Our answer doesn't change. We help women in their final years of study pay their rent so they can finish what they started.

Join us: https://www.lcufund.org/donate

07/10/2026

New data on caregiving college students.

In a national survey of more than 24,000 student parents and caregivers, conducted by New America and Trellis Strategies, nearly three-quarters didn't know they could ask their institution for help with housing costs. Just 3% asked for and received it.

https://www.newamerica.org/insights/no-place-to-land-housing-insecurity-among-caregiving-college-students/

07/06/2026

June 2026 was the first month people lost SNAP benefits under the new work rules.

Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, adults aged 18–64 without dependents must now document 80 hours per month of work, education, or volunteering, and most of the old exemptions are gone. Compliance was required by March 1. The first terminations land now.

More info: https://legalaidnyc.org/get-help/government-benefits/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-snap-work-rules/

07/05/2026

Here's another great resource for those impacted by the recent changes to the federal student loan system.

Podcast Episode · The Indicator from Planet Money · June 29 · 9m

07/03/2026

The new federal loan caps mean that some students & families paying for higher education will fall short. That’s especially true for students in professional schools.

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With new limits on federal lending, many students will need private loans and some could be shut out.