Jan 18, 2023 | FAFSA, Higher Education, Resources
Use this flowchart to determine if you qualify as independent on the FAFSA as an unaccompanied homeless youth. This resource also provides examples of who can make this determination and email templates. For definitions of homelessness, click here. Download the...
May 7, 2018 | FAFSA, Featured Research, Higher Education
Report: Barriers to Financial Aid for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth SchoolHouse Connection released “Youth Homelessness and Higher Education: An Analysis of FAFSA Data.” The report examines a critical component of the basic needs of unaccompanied homeless youth in...
Aug 7, 2023 | FAFSA, Higher Education, Resources
Another ESSA amendment to the McKinney-Vento Act requires school district liaisons to inform unaccompanied homeless youth of their status as independent students for financial aid (the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA) and help them obtain...
