{"id":7667,"date":"2025-10-08T13:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=7667"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:40:23","slug":"need-help-managing-your-student-loan-debt-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2025\/10\/08\/need-help-managing-your-student-loan-debt-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Need Help Managing Your Student Loan Debt?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 12 million people in the United States are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments, and millions more see economic and personal opportunities pass as they prioritize paying down their debt. Does this sound like you or someone you know?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of these people may qualify for free federal programs that can help reduce their monthly payments and eventually lead to student loan forgiveness, but these lifeline programs are significantly under-enrolled. In an effort to help our members get access to these programs, United University Professions and the American Federation of Teachers are proud to host a Student Debt Clinic which will provide information on how to enroll in Income-Driven Repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday,\u00a0November 5, 2025 from\u00a05:00 PM \u2013\u00a06:30 PM\u00a0via Zoom<\/strong><br><strong>Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 11:30 AM \u2013 1:00 PM\u00a0via Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To attend one of the virtual&nbsp;<strong>Members Only&nbsp;<\/strong>Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.aft.org%2FStudentDebtClinicRSVP&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter%40uupmail.org%7Cd05def7125b14d26041308de067ce6ef%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C638955330680716237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R91YzW3SGu%2By0kGWsqEOFcScCWxsi6NACUGI0yFrg5g%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/go.aft.org\/StudentDebtClinicRSVP<\/a>. From the \u201cstudent debt clinic\u201d drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending \u2013 they are labeled \u201cUUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].\u201d In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic. Webinar login information will be provided prior to the clinic to all who register. [If you can\u2019t make one of these virtual clinics, don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019re planning on offering them every payday. If you want to help host a chapter-specific virtual clinic, please let us know!]&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing your student loan debt is the first step in taking on the inequities which plague our system of higher education, and we look forward to seeing you at the virtual Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinic and working together to find a collective solution to the problems of student debt and college affordability!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeri O\u2019Bryan-Losee, MA, MS, MSEd<br>United University Professions<br>Statewide Secretary-Treasurer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Colleagues, Over 12 million people in the United States are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments, and millions more see economic and personal opportunities pass as they prioritize paying down their debt. 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