by Alabama Possible | Sep 28, 2018 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Families of college-bound students Monday can begin filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on fafsa.gov. FAFSA completion gives students and families access to billions of dollars in financial aid for college, including scholarships, college...
by Alabama Possible | Dec 26, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success, Higher Education Alliance, poverty
Dear Friends, You break down barriers to prosperity in Alabama with your volunteerism, philanthropy, and advocacy. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the $90,374 that people like you gave to Alabama Possible this year. Your gifts mean we are more than 90 percent of...
by Alabama Possible | Nov 28, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success, data, datasheet, Engaged Learning, poverty
This #givingtuesday, you can give the best of Alabama makers through our 2017 holiday gift premium. This year, we are teaming up with the folks at Russell Supermarkets and Piggly Wiggly to deliver a handmade Dean’s Cake House 7-Layer Caramel Cakes to your...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 26, 2017 | Blueprints, Cash for College, College Success, Higher Education Alliance
College Application Week is October 30-November 3, 2017, at high schools all over Alabama. College Application Week is a program of the Alabama State Department of Education and aims to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who pursue...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 24, 2017 | College Success, Engaged Learning, Higher Education Alliance, Jobs
Internships are a hot topic on both college campuses and in employers’ offices. Students have the chance to put classroom learning to use in real-life scenarios, and employers – private, public, and nonprofit – can build a talent pipeline. On Friday,...
by Alabama Possible | Aug 22, 2017 | Cash for College, College Success, data, datasheet, poverty
by Felicia Stewart I have a glass-half-full perspective on things, so I was encouraged to see that Alabama had climbed up from the fourth to the sixth poorest state in the nation on the latest Alabama Poverty Data Sheet. While we should appreciate that tiny step, we...
