Federal and State Financial Aid
− Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Independent students include:
(1) unaccompanied homeless youth;
(2) youth who are in foster care at any time after the age of 13 or older, and;
(3) youth who are emancipated minors or are in legal guardianships as determined by an appropriate court in the individual's state of residence.
Verification must be made by one of the following:
(1) a McKinney-Vento Act school district liaison;
(2) a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development homeless assistance program director or their designee;
(3) a Runaway and Homeless Youth Act program director or their designee, or;
(4) a financial aid administrator.
Florida Fee Exemptions for Homeless Individuals
− S. 1009.25, Florida Statutes -- Fee Exemptions.—
(1) The following students are exempt from the payment of tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that provides workforce education programs, Florida College System institution, or state university:
(f) A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or whose primary nighttime residence is a public or private shelter designed to provide temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
− Refer to Handout 1 (attached)
− Division of Public Colleges Article - Community for Completion - Promising Practices to Increase Completion in the Florida College System, Volume 4∙ Issue 2 February 2014
http://www.fldoe.org/fcs/OSAS/newsletters/pdf/CompletionFeb2014.pdf
We can provide the Unaccompanied Youth FASA letters as well as the Homeless Youth Verification For the Purposes of State Fee Exemptions.
Thank you,
Tricia
J. Pough, M.S.W., M.Ed.
School
Social Worker
Homeless
Education Program
1701
Prudential Drive, Rm. 406
Jacksonville,
FL 32207
(904)390-2528
