Posts Tagged ‘ Financial Aid ’

June 10, 2010 - Do you have a high school diploma or GED and are thinking about community college? Would you like to get some financial, peer and adult mentor support to help you through your first couple of semesters? If you answered yes to these questions, B2B just might be for you! B2B is designed to help former foster youth maximize the first year of college by forming networks and connecting with the intellectual, social and cultural community...Read more »

May 26, 2010 - Providing Effective Financial Aid Assistance to Students from Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth publication is now available free in PDF and hardcopy  here and here. This publication is the first to be endorsed by eleven higher education professional organizations (see back cover page) after being developed by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, Tracy Fried and Associates, NASFAA, NAEHCY, Casey Family Programs. This guide provides important information for anyone who helps youth from...Read more »

December 18, 2009 - Beyond Emancipation will offer a Financial Aid Workshop for transition age foster youth on: SATURDAY, January 9th Session One: 10am-12pm (ILSP and in care youth) Session Two: 1pm-1pm (B:E and transition youth) 677 Hegenberger Road Suite 100 Oakland Ca 94621 For more information or to volunteer, contact ASHLEY McCULLOUGH at 510-667-7804. To REGISTER, email amccullough(at)beyondemancipation.org. The workshops will cover what financial aid is, the different types of aid, and will give you the opportunity to fill out...Read more »

November 06, 2009 - Given state funding, the EOPS Program at Laney College WILL NOT be distributing applications for Spring 2010. For alternative resources, Laney encourages students to apply for Financial Aid for the 2009-2010 year. Applications are available in the Financial Aid Office located on 2nd floor of the Laney Tower Administrative Building. For Federal Financial Aid, you may apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov Limited Space for Eligible CARE Students Only: If you are a single parent...Read more »

October 29, 2009 - Click here for a new report, Hopes & Hurdles: California Foster Youth and College Financial Aid, by the Institute for College Access and Success. This report examines why surprisingly few California foster youth who apply for student aid receive all the grants they should, and some recommendations to address the situation. Click the link above for the report, and click here for the press release.Read more »

May 21, 2009 - Blue and Gold Plan The University of California Board of Regents in February unanimously approved a new financial aid plan intended to support college access for lower-income families and students by establishing a minimum level of gift assistance for undergraduates with financial need and household incomes below the state median of $60,000 per year. Click here for details about the plan.Read more »