What The FAFSA!
San Bernardino, CA
Free Summer Workshops to Help Local Students Pay for College
The Inland Empire non-profit; Building Wealth Initiative I.E. (BWI) will host two, summer workshops at California State University San Bernardino, that will assist local high school graduates and adults in completing the FAFSA application for Pell Grant and Cal Grant state and federal funding to attend college. Roberta Albano is a professor at CSUSB, and an executive board member for BWI, “Every year millions of dollars in financial aid is being left unapplied for in Inland Southern California; often due to the difficult application process,” she said. “Our goal is to help more of our students receive that money and realize their dreams.”
“The workshops will allow local students and families to work with California Student Aid Commission, trained bi-lingual assistants to complete the process in each one-evening workshop. The two workshops will take place on June 21st and July 12th at Jack H. Brown College on the CSUSB campus,” said Lacey Kendall; a professor at CSUSB, and a board member at BWI.
The website to register is: Cash for College Registration.
Those wishing to attend must register in advance to reserve a seat and assistance from a trained advisor. Each workshop will allow thirty-five attendees to use a workstation where they can complete the application with guidance from trained assistants. The registration website includes all the information and documents for students to arrive with.
Building Wealth Initiative I.E. is an organization focused on helping Inland Empire residents, small business owners, and non-profits find greater success through free workshops, training sessions, business connections, and grant opportunities. “BWI is a unique organization for Inland Empire residents who want to find greater success in their business and personal lives” said Albano. BWI has partnered with Growing Inland Achievement and the California Student Aid Commission to make the workshops possible. Growing Inland Achievement is a cross-sector network of education, government, non-profit, and business partners in the Inland Empire; collectively aimed at a shared vision of increasing educational attainment and economic success. “Partnerships like this are incredibly important for increasing equitable access to college for Inland Empire students,” said Jacob Poore; Director of Communication for GIA.
For more information about California State University San Bernardino, contact Elizabeth Ferreira in the Office of Strategic Communication at eferreira@csusb.edu or (909) 537-5000, ext. 74373, or visit the CSUSB website at www.csusb.edu. For information about Building Wealth Initiative I.E., contact Lacey Kendall at lacey@csusb.edu. For information about Growing Inland Achievement, contact Jake Poore at: jake@inlandempiregia.org
