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2014 WORKSHOPS

2014 WORKSHOPS. 2013-2014 Cash for College Site Organizer/ Site Captain Training. Mission.

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2014 WORKSHOPS

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  1. 2014 WORKSHOPS 2013-2014 Cash for College Site Organizer/ Site Captain Training

  2. Mission Statewide program whose mission is to help low-income and first-generation college-goers complete the financial aid application process so they can access financial aid for education and career/technical training after high school

  3. Impact Since its inception, L.A. Cash for College has served nearly 210,000 students and their families – providing much needed information and resources to ensure students apply for and receive financial aid. 2013 Program Data • 735 workshops hosted throughout the state, 140 in Los Angeles • More than 35,000 students served, 8,100 in Los Angeles Impact • Los Angeles students received over $37-million in Cal Grant and Pell Grant aid • Cash for College awarded Los Angeles students an addition $450,000 in scholarships

  4. Requirements Cash for College Workshop Organizer Expectations • Provide students and their parents/guardians line-by-line assistance on the FAFSA, California Dream Act and Cal Grant GPA Verification Forms • Offer available Internet-connected computers at workshop • Offer additional language support at workshops, specific to local needs • At each workshop, provide participant access to the web-based Cash for College exit survey, or the official paper-based exit survey • Use attendance sign-in sheets at workshops and return copies to regional or statewide office • Aggressively promote available California Cash for College scholarships prior to your workshop(s) • Following the March 2 deadline, using the online tools provided at the Cash for College site to help evaluate the workshop series

  5. Support Support for Cash for College Workshop Organizers • A $1,000 incentive scholarship to students who participate in a CFC workshop • Secure organization accounts on the CCFC Workshop Management system, at www.calgrants.org/cashforcollege • Financial Aid PowerPoint Presentations developed by experts • Online Exit Survey/Scholarship Entry form • A collection of customizable planning and outreach tools • Coordination of local, regional and statewide marketing efforts to increase participant attendance • Access to available marketing resources through the online materials ordering • Access to specialized trainings and resources (Please see training schedule at www.lacashforcollege.org ) • $300 site stipend for workshop sites with 25 or more student evaluations (must be request after the workshop)

  6. Materials • Materials Now Available • Available from Los Angeles Cash for College: • Organizer/Site Captain Manual • Volunteer Invitation Letter • Lunch Sponsorship Request Letter • Site Organizer and FAFSA Training Registration • AB540 Guides • Coming in January: • Super Saturday Fliers & Posters • Customizable Workshop Fliers • Super Saturday Program • Sign in sheets • Directional signage

  7. Materials Materials Available through CSAC On Cal Grants website - http://www.calgrants.org/cashforcollege • Line-by-line FAFSA Presentation • Shortened “lab” Presentation • Spanish language financial aid presentations • FAFSA on the Web Worksheets (English/Spanish) • Exit Surveys CA Dream Act Resources – www.caldreamact.org • Online CA Dream Act Application • Dream Act Application Worksheet • CSAC CA Dream Act Webinar Registration

  8. Training Cash for College provides training for • Site Organizers • in-person and via webinar • FAFSA “Forms Assistants” • in-person and via webinar • AB540/California Act Volunteers • via webinar through the California Student Aid Commission

  9. Super Saturday Ingredients for a Successful Cash for College Workshop February 1st Workshop Support v Alternate Date Workshop Support

  10. Staffing Ingredients for a Successful Cash for College Workshop RECOMMENDED STAFFING • Site Captain/Organizer (one per site) • Financial Aid Content Volunteers (2 per site) • Form Assistants (3-5 per site each site) • AB540/CA Dream Act Specialists (1-2 per site, if needed) • Workshop Site Hospitality Team (3-5 per site)

  11. Planning WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE WORKSHOP • Promote the Workshop • Order Cash for College Materials • Obtain Refreshments • Identify Volunteers (especially content experts) • Facilitate workshop site arrangements (facilities/equipment)

  12. Activities Ingredients for a Successful Cash for College Workshop Recommended Cash for College Day Activities • Welcome • Check-in • Financial Aid Presentation • One-on-One Assistance • Check-out – Submit Exit Survey Electronically

  13. Scholarship Cash for College Scholarship Requirements: Students must: • Attend a Cash for College Workshop • Be a High School Senior • Complete a CFC Workshop Evaluation Form/Exit Survey • File their FAFSA or California Dream Act application (if AB540 eligible), and Cal Grant GPA Verification Form prior to the March 2nd Deadline • Attend a 2 or 4-year accredited degree granting institution, pursuing an Associates or Bachelors Degree (Cal Grant eligible schools - http://sandbox.csac.ca.gov/CalGrant_Inst/CalGrantInstSearch.aspx) 6. Attend college in Fall 2014

  14. Wrapper Web-Based “Wrapper” • Available at www.calgrants.org/wrapper • Enter exit survey code (alphanumeric) (not the same as workshop ID)

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  17. Follow Up

  18. Reporting “How Did We Do?” Reports Customized reporting for your site, including: • Number of applications submitted and completed • Amount of aid awarded to your participants • Workshop rating • Attendance by gender, ethnicity, grade level, parent education level

  19. 2014 WORKSHOPS Staff and Contact Information Los Angeles Region Kelly Reynolds, Program Coordinator, Los Angeles Cash for College L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce / UNITE-LA Phone 213.580.7549 | Cell 661.373.8349 | Fax 213.482.0814 kreynolds@lachamber.com Paola Santana, Program Manager, Los Angeles Cash for College L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce / UNITE-LA Phone 213.580.7586 | Cell 818.400.8478 | Fax 213.482.0814 psantana@lachamber.com Alma Salazar, Regional Director, Los Angeles Cash for College L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce / UNITE-LA Phone 213.580.7566 | Cell 562.209.4794 | Fax 213.482.0814 asalazar@lachamber.com Statewide Despina Costopoulos, Statewide Coordinator, California Cash for College California Student Aid Commission, Sacramento Phone 916.526.6410 | DCostopo@csac.ca.gov

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