If you have lost your home, know of a UCSD faculty or staff
member who has lost their home, or you want to help those in need, please
review the rest of this message.
The campus has made available special resources for those
UCSD faculty, staff, and students that lost their homes in the
http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/fireinfo). A brief summary of some of these resources
follows:
established for UCSD students, faculty, and staff who lost their homes in the
fires. Please call (858) 534-5523 or send an email message to [email protected].
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firesupport
offers counseling and other services. Campus employees should call (858)
534-5523, and
call 888-426-0023. Psychological and Counseling Services offers equivalent
services for students: Call (858) 534-3755 for appointments.
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firesupport
faculty and staff who have lost their homes in the fires may obtain up to a
$3,000 emergency loan, which will have no interest charged over the 12-month
period beginning January 2008.
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/emergencyloan
temporarily hanged the rules for the Catastrophic Leave Donation
program, so that employees who have lost their homes may receive leave
donations from other UCSD employees.
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firehelp
The due date for current student billings is being delayed until October 31,
2007. We encourage students to use E-check to ensure timely payment.
If you are a UCSD employee with space in your home, and
would like to volunteer to take someone in temporarily who lost their home,
please call (858) 534-5523 or send e-mail to [email protected]. If you
were displaced by the fire and need a temporary place to stay, please call
(858) 534-5523 or e-mail [email protected].
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firehelp
their own funds for emergency needs or, if ineligible for a loan, they may be
able to take a hardship withdrawal.
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/403loan
groups and crisis counseling has been scheduled for UCSD students, faculty, and
staff. Separate groups have been scheduled for supervisors of those impacted by
the fires. For dates and times,
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firesupport
for the rest of this week, supervisors are asked to provide flexibility in
granting leave for parents with child care problems.
"like-new" clothing and other articles that can be useful to families
of UCSD employees and students who lost their homes, they may be brought to any
UCSD Dining Facility.
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firehelp
families in
please contact the San Diego/Imperial County Red Cross at http://www.sdarc.org
or the Salvation Army at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
available to you, such as alternatives for filling prescriptions.
SEE http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/firebenefits
We want to extend our deepest sympathies to members of our
campus community who have experienced losses in this tragedy. We will do all
that we can to provide help and support to our colleagues during this very
difficult time in their lives.
We want to thank the countless number of students, faculty,
and staff who have stepped forward to help.
Sincerely,
Chancellor Marye Anne Fox
Vice Chancellor Steven W. Relyea
