by Vanessa Stevens | Apr 16, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, data, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Higher Education Alliance
As of April 5, 2019, 23,971 Alabama high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most of those students will get a Pell Grant worth up to $6,195 to pay for their education after high school. Yet, there are 29,267 Alabama...
by Vanessa Stevens | Mar 25, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
updated on April 30, 2020 Congratulations on filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and taking the first step towards getting cash you can use to pay for college. Now that your financial aid forms have been submitted, you and your family may be...
by apadmin | Mar 12, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, data, FAFSA, Uncategorized
Kristina Scott, executive director of Alabama Possible, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at the “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Simplifying the FAFSA and Reducing the Burden of Verification” hearing....
by Vanessa Stevens | Mar 6, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Three students from Northwest-Shoals Community College last week traveled to Washington, D.C., to share their stories and discuss the importance of college access and affordability with members of Alabama’s Congressional delegation. Layne Boyd and Pedro Lucas, both of...
by Vanessa Stevens | Feb 7, 2019 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Alabama Possible, a statewide nonprofit that removes barriers to prosperity, today announced that 116 High Schools received the Best Hustle Award for successfully improving their early FAFSA completion by at least 10 percent from October 1 to December 1, 2018. All 116...
by Alabama Possible | Jan 9, 2019 | data, datasheet
Poverty impacts more than 800,000 of our neighbors, including more than 250,000 children. In just five minutes, you can improve efforts to break down barriers to prosperity by giving your feedback on Alabama Possible’s Alabama Poverty Data Sheet. The Poverty...
by Alabama Possible | Jan 7, 2019 | Cash for College, Uncategorized
Are you a high school senior, college student, or parent of a student who needs money for college? There’s an app for that. With the free myStudentAid app, students and families can complete their the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on their Apple and...
by Alabama Possible | Dec 29, 2018 | Cash for College, Engaged Learning, FAFSA, Higher Education Alliance
Did you know your support puts students across Alabama on a pathway to economic prosperity? Many students in rural communities like Phil Campbell and Cherokee want to continue their education after high school so that they are prepared for today’s careers. Most of...
by Alabama Possible | Dec 26, 2018 | Cash for College, data, datasheet, FAFSA, hope, poverty
You break down barriers to prosperity in Alabama with your volunteerism, philanthropy, and advocacy. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the $90,688 that people like you gave to Alabama Possible this year.Your gifts mean we are more than 90 percent of the way to our...
