by Alabama Possible | Aug 17, 2020 | Jobs
Executive Director Kristina Scott is leaving Alabama Possible to lead Learn to Earn Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, as its new chief executive officer. Her last day with Alabama Possible is September 4. Scott joined Alabama Possible in August of 2008. Under her leadership and...
by Alabama Possible | Apr 20, 2020 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Jobs
UPDATE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. Alabama Possible’s college transition peer advisor will work with our college access and success programs. Beginning in Summer 2020, Alabama Possible will equip Alabama students to make the transition from high school to...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 1, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Jobs, poverty
Families of college-bound students 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 work-study...
by apadmin | Jul 25, 2019 | data, datasheet, food security, Jobs, poverty
Alabama Possible today released its 2019 Poverty Data Sheet, revealing that more than 800,000 Alabamians, including 262,000 children, live below the federal poverty threshold. Alabama’s poverty rate of 16.9% is more than three points higher than the national average...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 25, 2018 | Cash for College, College Success, Higher Education Alliance, Jobs
For students seeking to enroll in college in the fall of 2019, it’s now time to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application for the 2019-2020 school year opened on October 1, 2018, and it’s critical that students and...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 2, 2018 | College Success, datasheet, Higher Education Alliance, Jobs
by Dr. Ray Watts As UAB’s overall enrollment reached a record high for the third consecutive year, we and our community are celebrating more than the remarkable growth of our student body. We are also celebrating another year of widening access to higher education for...
