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Section I / Section II / Section III / Section IV / Section V / Section VI

College Sources

Contact the university's admission and financial aid offices for details, or surf on your colleges financial aid web site. Research on-line at http://www.finaid.org. and/or http://www.collegeboard.com the College Board's College Credit Education Loan program.

Community Sources

Look in the white pages of your local telephone directory or in the local section of daily newspapers. To apply for community aid, you may need to provide the following documentation:

• Identification with Social Security numbers of household members
  
  
• Household gross income
  
  
• Address and ages of household members
  
  
• Household expenses, such as utilities, rent or mortgage payments, taxes, and insurance
  
  
• Dependent care costs
  
  
• Medical expenses
  
  
• Receipt of disability benefits
  
  
• Scholarships and grants for college students provided by community groups, employers, etc. Search for these online at http://www.fastweb.com or http://www.wiredscholar.com
  
  
• Food banks and food pantries operated by unions, churches, and other community groups. Local churches, United Way offices, the Salvation Army, or other local social service agencies have information on community cupboards or food pantries that distribute food or have cafeterias available
  
  
• Student Military Health Center on base
  
  
• Urban Ministry or Pastoral Counseling
  
  
• Legal Aid Office

 

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