Resources for Postsecondary Education Planning and Asset Purchase
Focus:
This call offered discussions of effective approaches to providing "asset-specific" assistance to AFI participants whose asset goal is postsecondary education or training.
Key Points:
- Postsecondary education and training is increasingly the asset goal for AFI participants.
- Helping participants to choose an education and career path that will maximize their earning ability and complement their personal interests and abilities can be a complex task.
- Education planning can help both potential and currently enrolled students.
- Accessing financial aid and other sources to support education requires thinking ahead about applications and planning for living as well as educational expenses.
- Definitions of educational institutions eligible to receive AFI match funds and of allowable expenses are provided.
- Links to financial aid sites are provided, as well as links to other sources to support educational choices.
Presenters:
- James Gatz, Manager, Assets for Independence Program, Office of Community Services
- Monica Sargent and Andrea Gould, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Maria Campos, Gulf Coast Services Association
- Avis Horde, Houston Community College
- Anne Yeoman, Assets for Independence Resource Center
Resources:
- Resources for Postsecondary Education Planning and Asset Purchase (.doc 139KB) (.pdf 180KB)
- Template: United Way Education Plan (.doc 88KB) (.pdf 33KB)
- Template: Tangible Assets Education Plan (.doc 80KB) (.pdf 86KB)
For more information on this topic, please contact the Assets for Independence Resource Center: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/assetbuilding; info@idaresources.org; 1-866-778-6037.
