REACH Action HubScholarship Portal ↗A FREE STUDENT + FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER
One welcoming place to find college funding, emergency support, family guidance, career tools, wellness resources, and a clear next step.
No account required to explore resources. Never email passwords, Social Security numbers, or verification codes.
START WHERE YOU ARE
Choose the closest match. You do not need to know the name of a program before asking for help.
Find local food, SNAP, campus pantry, and basic-needs support.
↗Start with local assistance, campus housing support, and 211.
↗Build an action plan for a balance, hold, appeal, or emergency grant.
↗Call or text 988 in a crisis. Find ongoing support and campus care.
THE COMPLETE REACH ACTION HUB
Choose one of seven guided pathways. Every REACH pathway now lives on this website—no embedded pages and no extra scrollbars.
SUPPORT FOR ME
SUPPORT SOMEONE
CREATE CAMPUS CARE
SERVE LOCALLY
BUILD THE MOVEMENT
START EARLY
MENTOR + PARTNER
STUDENT LEADERS IN ACTION
Explore opt-in profiles, focus areas, and consent-confirmed campus-impact stories from the people helping students take their next step.
THE EFF DOWNLOAD LIBRARY
Fast, mobile-first EFF tools built around the questions students and families ask us most. No research assignment and no wall of text.
WRITE YOUR STORY
STAY ORGANIZED
GET UNSTUCK
COMPARE OFFERS
URGENT BALANCE
FOR FAMILIES
HELP SOMEONE
LEAD ON CAMPUS
KEEP GOING
YOUR SUPPORT MAP
Resources are organized around real-life problems—not complicated systems.
Scholarships, FAFSA, aid appeals, tuition gaps, emergency funding, and financial-aid offer help.
Plain-language guidance for FAFSA contributors, college costs, Parent PLUS decisions, and supporting your student.
Food, housing, transportation, childcare, books, technology, and school-balance resources.
Jobs that work around college, internships, apprenticeships, career planning, resumes, and training.
Mental health, accommodations, student-parent support, legal aid, and advocacy resources.
Apply to EFF programs, claim an application, manage documents, and view your secure dashboard.
R.E.A.C.H. IS MORE THAN A PROGRAM
Seeking help is not weakness. It is the first courageous step.
FUND YOUR FUTURE
Make a plan before a financial gap becomes a reason to leave school.
Search scholarships and apply to current EFF programs.
Get unstuck, understand your offer, and prepare a strong appeal.
Compare real costs, debt, graduation outcomes, and likely monthly payments.
Compare institutions by costs, completion, fields of study, and earnings.
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
Know what to sign, what to ask, what belongs to the student, and what different types of aid really mean.
Download EFF's college funding guide and family conversation worksheets.
Understand contributor invitations, consent, tax information, and common mistakes.
Find state childcare subsidies, campus childcare, WIC, SNAP, and family supports.
Use EFF's checklist before accepting an aid offer or private loan.
EARN + LEARN
Connect education to income with credible training, job, internship, and career-planning tools.
Explore careers, assessments, training, scholarships, and local American Job Centers.
Explore paid work-based learning and credentials connected to growing careers.
Handle aid refunds, banking, budgeting, and borrowing more confidently.
Estimate repayment options and understand how future borrowing changes your payment.
YOU DESERVE SUPPORT
School is hard enough. These resources help with safety, mental health, accommodations, and legal barriers.
Call, text, or chat 988 for immediate mental-health crisis support.
Find nearby food, housing, health, transportation, and emergency services.
Learn about Section 504, the ADA, and support in higher education.
Find local help for housing, family, benefits, employment, and consumer issues.
READY TO APPLY?
Create or access your secure account, explore EFF scholarship programs, upload documents, and follow your application status.
TURN CARE INTO ACTION
Care packages with essentials, resources, and encouragement for students facing hardship.
02Help expand college-retention resources, emergency response, and campus support.
03Support scholarships, emergency aid, educational tools, and student care.