Don't count on JP paying anything towards that. He's still bent out of shape about paying for his travel bennies.

When I was furloughed at DAL '01-'05, the pilots had an assessment done to fund an emergency fund to help distressed pilots and their families. As I recall this was a loan that was given to help pilots with financial issues. It was not required to be paid back until you were re-employed at DAL. Also, there was an assessment that provided all furloughed pilots paid-for COBRA benefits until you found yourself able to pay for insurance again. Many pilots stayed on that until they returned because the lower paying jobs they found caused a financial hardship on them even though those jobs provided health insurance.

Good luck to all affected.