Sen. Jerry Hill, Foothill College Hold ‘Cash for College’ Workshop Saturday

Know a student who needs cash for college?

Senator Jerry Hill and Foothill College host a free “Cash for

College” financial aid workshop from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February
1, at Foothill’s Middlefield Campus in Palo Alto.

The workshop will be held in Building I at the campus at
4000 Middlefield Road.  

Find out how to apply for a Cal Grant and other financial
aid, and get help completing an application from financial aid professionals.

Students who need cash for college and their parents or their

guardians are encouraged to attend. The event is geared for high school and

college students who plan to attend or currently attend a California community
college, California State University campus, University of California campus,
private university or a vocational or technical school.

Here’s a checklist of information
students and parents need to complete an application for student aid. If you
would like help completing an application, bring any of the following items
that apply to you to the workshop on February 1.

• Student’s Social Security card
& driver license (or government issued ID)

• Parent or guardian’s Social
Security card

• If not a U.S. citizen, bring alien registration card; if
you do not have an AR card, please come as you may qualify for California Dream Act financial
aid

• Parent’s federal income tax
return, current w-2 forms or other records of income

• Records of untaxed income such
as TANF, veteran’s benefits, Social Security benefits

• Student’s w-2 forms, pay
records or other records of income earned

• Bank account records or bank
statements

• Records of stocks, bonds or
investments

• Business and farm records

• If you know the colleges you
are interested in attending, bring a list

For more information or to RSVP
call Senator Hill’s District Office at (650) 212-3313. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs are encouraged.

The workshop is intended to
provide information and to assist in filling out applications; it is not an
assurance of a grant or scholarship.