The Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has scheduled the following training workshops, free for EASFAA members. For full workshop descriptions and links to register, go to http://www.easfaa.org/docs/toc_trainingworkshops.html. Working with Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Thursday, April 7th, 10AM - 11AM Registration deadline: April 4th Free Community College - Is...
By Brenda McCafferty, Sr. Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC A glass piggy bank, a tooth fairy pillow, allowance, or birthday cards—what is the first memory you have with money? We all have one. Mine was the glass piggy bank with no stopper. What went in wasn’t coming...
As you know, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2017-2018 school year will be available on October 1, 2016 and will require income and tax information for the “Prior-Prior Year” (PPY) of 2015. Federal Student Aid has termed this change to...
By Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, CT Community Colleges (and CAPFAA Communications Committee Member!) When you are on the new CAPFAA website, it is obvious that there have been some changes to the formatting, but have you realized how much more content you can access now? The...
Where do you work and what is your title? I work at the University of New Haven, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Why did you enter the field of Financial Aid? I have been in financial aid for about five years, I worked as a Financial...
by Dan Dreves, Director of School Partnerships, Financial Aid TV (FATV) Weaving in money management concepts into various times of the life-cycle of a student can enhance students’ understanding of the concepts at critical junctures. Here are 7 suggestions for reaching out to students with financial literacy...