

About
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Donald Trump’s budget proposes ending the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which allows borrowers to have loans forgiven after making 10 years of qualified payments and working in government service or approved nonprofits. We need to protect this program!
Stories
of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
“I am swimming in student loan debt and would be a financial disaster without the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.”
Ashlee, MD
“I share my story because I know PSLF is currently under threat with this administration's proposed FY19 budget.”
Christina, TX
“Fortunately, with PSLF I won't have to save money to pay that tax bill! Please keep up your efforts to keep this program going!”
Chris, NY
“I have been struggling to pay my student loans for years. But with the PSLF program - at least I know there is light at the end of the tunnel.”
Meegen, CA
“Please fight for this program and for all of us who are working on the front lines in public service jobs.”
Terra, CA
“I am relying entirely on PSLF. So many of us have shaped our life planning around PSLF and eliminating it would shatter millions of peoples finances.”
Cliff, CT
“If Trump's administration were to eliminate... Public Services Loan Forgiveness my entire family would suffer incredible hardship.”
Sarah, MA
“Now there is no light. Just darkness as I think of Trump and DeVos turning their back on a promise made to me and so many others.”
Nicole, HI
“Anything we can do to make sure this program lives up to its promise... would be wonderful.”
Danielle, VT
“Please ensure the student loan forgiveness program is not ended by the current administration.”
Linda, CA
“I need the Public Loan Forgiveness Program or I will have no hope of being able to repay my loans.”
Kelli, IN
“I'm worried I'll be homeless and I've done the worst thing I could have done for my family.”
Jackie, CT
“Our teachers cannot afford anymore cuts as they struggle now to survive! Don't pass these cuts, please!”
Shannon, FL
“I knowingly took a $25k pay cut to work as an occupational therpaist for a school district.”
Amber, VA
“If PSLF and IBR programs are eliminated my loan payments will cost over ⅓ of my teaching salary.”
Nicole, CA
“I’ve been relying on PSLF program since I first dreamt of being a legal aid attorney in high school.”
Natalie, MA
“In pursuit of trying to achieving the American Dream, I’m afraid that dream will become a nightmare.”
Kristin, FL
“I’ll still be paying student loans for the rest of my life, will never buy a house, or ever even have children.”
Veronica, TX
“Cutting the PSLF program would be a financial disaster for our family and millions of others like us.”
Nicole, NJ
“Stop putting students who are trying to get ahead further behind for the sake of the greedy 1%.”
Sharon, NE
“Keep PSLF and IMPROVE IT for people who are passionate about helping their communities. We deserve better.”
Lindsay, MA
“If the government’s end of this bargain is not met, it will just perpetuate our intergenerational cycle of struggle.”
Lindsey, NC
“I have been teaching at my current institution for nearly 10 years, but have barely made a dent in the six-digit debt that I have.”
Kate, IA
“Without PSLF, I couldn’t fullfill my dream of helping people in need to live the lives they want to live.”
Rachel, NV
“I work with victims of domestic violence and I need the PSLF program to pay my student loans which are close to 200k.”
Elizabeth, CO
“Getting rid of PSLF would be not only broken trust, but a disservice to the other students who would love to use this opportunity to make a bigger difference in their world.”
Jennilee, LA
“We should help those who choose to go into fields where they make very little money to follow their passion by helping others.”
Joanie, GA
