Crossroads for Kids - C5 New England
1/3/2011
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Fill Out Your FAFSA with ACCESS Boston
ACCESS Directions
Mark your Calendar!
FEBRUARY 5
ACCESS BOSTON
FINANCIAL AID DAY
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Keep an eye out in your mailbox for the event postcard. 
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ACCESS Boston is opening their doors on a Saturday to help Crossroads teens with FAFSA applications and other financial aid needs for college.
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Families are welcome!
ACCESS's trained financial aid counselors will be their to walk you and your family through the college financial aid process.
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Transportation will be provided from Brockton and Cape Cod.

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Financial Aid Information from College Board
Bank of America Student Leaders Summer Internship
Currently seeking young motivated student leaders to be part of its summer internship program. 

As a Student Leader, you will participate in:

  • An eight-week paid internship at a nonprofit/charitable organization
  • A week-long Student Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (July) to gain valuable civic, social and business leadership skills (all expenses paid as part of the Student Leaders Program)
Deadline to apply:
Jan. 11
click here for details

Please contact us if you would like help with the application.

Online Homework Help from the Boston Public Library
Online homework help is available each night from 2-10pm for students in grades K-12.
www.bpl.org/homework
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MEDALLION NEWSLETTER 
Greetings!
We hope this edition of the Medallion Newsletter finds you well.  This is a special FAFSA edition of the Medallion Newsletter.

The 2011 FAFSA form is now available online! (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)  We are here to help you figure out how to get the most financial aid out of the FAFSA.  You do not have to go through this process alone.  Please know that we're here to help answer questions and to connect you to resources that will help you pay for school.

We work closely with ACCESS Boston to get help with financial aid planning for college.  ACCESS has trained financial aid counselors who know all of the ins and outs of applying for financial aid.

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Fill out your FAFSA with ACCESS Boston

Filling out the FAFSA can be a little confusing, but there is help available!  We are offering three opportunities for you to connect to ACCESS so they can help filling out the FAFSA and CSS profiles for those who need it.

Option 1: Boston Public (and some Boston Private) School Students Can Meet with an ACCESS Counselor in Your School

All Boston Public and some Boston-area Private schools have ACCESS Financial Aid Counselors assigned to their schools.  You can meet with a counselor at your school and receive help completing any financial aid paperwork at your school.  Click here to find your counselor.
 

Option 2: Crossroads/C5 New England Family at ACCESS

ACCESS is opening their doors and offering financial aid counseling to C5 families on Saturday, February 5, 9am-1pm.  This is a great day to come in to get help with your financial aid questions.  Transportation will be available from Brockton and Cape Cod.  Teens can come by themselves or bring family members to help with financial aid info.  You do not need to stay the entire time--it is more of an Open House format where people can come in at any time.

[Please RSVP for this by Monday, January 24--we will be in touch with transportation details once you RSVP]
 

Option 3: Walk-in Hours at ACCESS Boston

Victoria and Austin will be at ACCESS next week on Tuesday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 13 to be there when you meet with an ACCESS counselor.  Transportation will be available from Brockton High (outside the Admin Building) at 2:15.

[Please RSVP for this by Sunday, January 9]

 

Where is ACCESS Boston?
access mapACCESS Boston is located at 31 St. James Ave, Suite 520.  It is nearest to the Arlington T Stop on the Green Line.access
Please get in touch if you have any questions about college, senior year or anything else.
 
Sincerely,
 

Austin Gilliland
Crossroads for Kids