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Manhood Youth Development Foundation celebrates, empowers Alachua County boys At their 13th annual Manhood Celebration Sunday at the Blount Center at Santa Fe College, mentors and mentees alike reflected and shared what the program means to them.

All families with high school students should attend.

To do list:

✔️Tour College
✔️Apply to College
✔️Get Accepted to College
🤔Apply for Financial Aid

Meet us Saturday, July 13 at 10:30a at the Alachua County Headquarters Library to get help with paying for college!

Learn more: educationequalizers.org/fafsa

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At St. Francis House, our mission is to create new futures for women and families with children experiencing homelessness in our community. Our vision is to end homelessness for these families by providing individualized case management, nutritious meals, and referrals to educational, health, and career resources in a safe and secure environment to help guests establish self-sufficiency and obtain housing.

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Local foundation to host clinics to help students apply for federal financial aid Grant to help foundation host clinics to help Alachua County students apply for federal financial aid

📢 FAFSA information events are being held throughout Florida. You can view a list of locations and times on our resource page👉: https://floridacollegeaccess.org/initiatives/florida-fafsa-challenge/

These events are crucial for those still needing to complete their 2024-25 financial aid application. Remember, college is for everyone, and the FAFSA is free money to help you pay for college! Take advantage of this opportunity! 🎓

Local foundation to host clinics to help students apply for federal financial aid
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Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) clinics to guide high school students with completing the applications will be provided by the Education Equalizer Foundation.

The foundation received a $10,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Education Credit Management Corporation’s (ECMC) Student Support Strategy program, officials say.

Part of the mission of ECMC, a Minnesota-based nonprofit established in 1994, is to financially support organizations who are committed to helping students apply for FAFSA.

There was a decline in FAFSA completion rates among high school seniors, with only 43.3% completion as of May 31, compared to 51.2% last year, according to the National College Attainment Network.

Rising seniors:Foundation to help rising high school seniors prepare for college

To schedule an appointment for the FAFSA clinics, visit https://tinyurl.com/2n9es9es.

The FAFSA clinics will help increase the number of students accessing financial aid for their college education, said Carjie Scott, Ed.D., co-founder of EEF.

The foundation’s goal is to help 1,000 students complete their FAFSA by Aug. 31, Scott said.

The Education Equalizer Foundation has received a grant to host clinics to help Alachua County students apply for free federal financial aid for college.
"This helps people get money to go to college," Scott said. "Florida is 48 out of 50 states for completing the FAFSA. The state historically has not been taking advantage of the aid. Financial aid increases the chance of graduating."

There will be FAFSA coaches for Spanish-speaking participants as well, Scott said.

Summer FAFSA Clinics The Education Equalizer Foundation works with middle through high school students and their families to demystify the college admittance process and provide scholars with the necessary tools to gra…

https://educationequalizers.org/fafsa/

Summer FAFSA Clinics The Education Equalizer Foundation works with middle through high school students and their families to demystify the college admittance process and provide scholars with the necessary tools to gra…

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It was an honor to receive the Exceeding Expectations Award from ECTAC on behalf of the CSLS. In addition, we were grateful for the opportunity to present our school and our way of work to others in a state workshop at the conference.

‘The sky is literally the limit’:100 Black Men of Greater Florida Gainesville Aviation Academy soars to new heights 100 Black Men of Greater Florida Gainesville held their 6th annual Aviation Academy and participants say it did not disappoint.

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🎒📚 Backpack Giveaway Event! 📚🎒

Join the Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County for our Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, July 13th, from 11 AM to 1 PM!

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To keep the location secure, only those who pre-register will receive the event details.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: July 20th FAFSA National Advisor Training for Advisors, Teachers and Parents!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Teachers, administrators, parents and professionals! In a train the trainer model we will train you on the FAFSA and will pay a $500 stipend to those of you who then go on to help ten families to complete their FAFSA. This is completely free training led by nationally reknowned financial aid expert....