November 2016 Education
Student Financial Aid: FAFSA filing began earlier this year
BY COLLEEN TRESSLER If you’re a high school
or college student or parent, it’s important to know that beginning this year, the Free Application
Student Aid (FAFSA) filing season for the 2017-18 academic year launched Oct. 1. This is a new timeline that starts
three months college admissions season.
What does this mean for you? If you’re a student seeking financial aid, fill out the FAFSA as soon as you can. Many states and schools allocate funds on a first-come, first-served basis. What’s more, some states have deadlines for filing the FAFSA to be eligible for certain kinds of aid.
There’s no need to wait until
your family has all of the necessary paperwork or has filed their income taxes to submit your FAFSA. You can submit the form using estimates, and then update the form later.
about scholarship and financial aid scams.
companies may claim they
While you’re at it, be cautious Ads or solicitations
from have
programs that could make you eligible to receive financial aid, including grants, student loans, work-study and
for Federal
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it takes a village to raise a child, well I witnessed a village assisting this man. I’m delighted to have been chosen as the conduit in this situation. What a blessing!
The Hampton Roads Messenger had an opportunity to speak with the man who was assisted by Earl Lee, JaNay’s Cleaners’ staff and its customers.
Marvin Scott, who is from Newark earlier
than usual to align financial aid applications
with the
New Jersey, came to Virginia in search of a better life. He needed a job and his sister, who lived in Portsmouth assured him that life would be easier in Virginia. Marvin moved in with his sister about a year ago but it did not work out. According to Marvin, he and his brother-in-law were not getting along and his sister asked him to leave. Marvin had a hard time finding work
other types of aid. For a processing fee, they say they’ll handle all the paperwork. But experts caution: The only application that will determine eligibility FAFSA.
for all programs is the If you’re contacted by companies
or visit websites that say they’ll process your FAFSA for a fee, do yourself a favor and save some money, too. Visit the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Aid on the Web for free information on preparing for and funding education beyond high school. You can complete the FAFSA online, as well as learn about other FAFSA filing options. You also can call 1-800-4-FED-AID.
Please Vote November 8, 2016
Portsmouth City Council Lisa L. Lucas-Burke
for I am Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, a
certified candidate seeking a seat on the
Portsmouth City Council.
L - Leadership that is effective in the Community
I - Improve Quality of Education S - Support Police and Community Relations
A - Advocate for Economic Development
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and was homeless. A job interviewer from another company gave Marvin Earl’s phone number. After hearing that
Marvin was homeless, Earl
paid for a motel room for Marvin for a week and then helped him find a room to rent. “This man is God,” Scott said. “This man has changed my whole life.” God has a way of putting people in your life to help you… I was stranded on the street; I was homeless and this man took me off of the streets.”
Earl through JaNay’s Cleaners, will continue giving back to the community by teaming up with the Hampton Roads Messenger and local churches to provide coats this winter to families in need. Hampton Roads Messenger readers who want to help by offering their “gently used coats” for this effort can contact the Hampton Roads Messenger at 757-575-1863 for details or take the coats to JaNay's Cleaners.
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**Candidates Endorsed by HRBC** PORTSMOUTH
MAYOR John L. Rowe, Jr.
CITY COUNCIL Nathan J. Clark
Lisa L. Lucas-Burke Elizabeth M. Psimas
SCHOOL BOARD Ted J. Lamb
Angelia N. Allen
LaKeesha S. "Klu" Atkinson De'Andre A. Barnes Sarah Duncan Hinds
SUFFOLK MAYOR VOTE TUESDAY NOV. 8
Hampton Roads Black Caucus (HRBC) was established in 2012 with the purpose of promoting the political views of the Black Community in the Hampton Roads area.
The intent of HRBC is to endorse candidates who support the ideas values, and mission of the Black Community through economic, education, and political initiatives.
HRBC members select candidates for endorsement through a membership voting process. Candidates running unopposed are not endorsed by HRBC.
MAYOR W. D. "Will" Sessoms, Jr.
Rose Hall District Shannon D. S. Kane
At Large
Rosemary A. Wilson Centerville District
Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer Kempsville District
Amelia N. Ross-Hammond
Centerville District Eric V. Wray, Jr.
Kempsville District
Daniel D. "Dan" Edwards Rose Hall District
Joel A. McDonald Linda T. Johnson
Nansemond Borough Ben Fitzgerald III
Sleepy Hole Borough Roger W. Fawcett
Whaleyville Borough Curtis R. Milteer
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Nansemond Borough Judith Brooks-Buck
Sleepy Hole Borough David P. Mitnick
Whaleyville Borough Phyllis Collier Byrum
SCHOOL BOARD At Large
Beverly M. Anderson Frances Knight Thompson CITY COUNCIL SCHOOL BOARD
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