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 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 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 Alabama Possible | Jun 12, 2018 | datasheet, Uncategorized
You probably know a family who struggles to make ends meet. They are not alone. Alabama’s economy continues to lag behind the nation’s. Alabama’s median household income is just $46,309, or $11,308 less than the national median household income. This income gap keeps...
by Alabama Possible | Jun 20, 2017 | datasheet
Nearly 900,000 Alabamians live below the poverty line, which is just $24,257 a year for a family of four. Today, Alabama Possible released its 2017 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet highlights statewide poverty rates and data related to educational attainment, employment,...
