Provides information on financial aid for students

Provides information on academic programs, admissions criteria, and application process. See website for: - Admissions calendar - Online Application - Admissions information like credit transfer, financial aid information, and campus visitation.

- Advocate for persons of all ages who are blind - Assistance in obtaining state services - National and State scholarships - Public information and education about blindness - Speakers bureau - Training on how to write own rehabilitation plan

Services: -Assistance for veterans -Scholarship at high school -Provide assistance for families -Meetings 2nd Thursday of the month at Township Hall - 7:00 pm

- Funding for critical needs, hospice services, equipment, and facility updates - Health Care Education Scholarships for Hutchinson Hospital and Clinic employees and community members enrolled in health care related education ?- Special Projects funding - Volunteer opportunities for fund raising projects including fundraising events and pledge drives and serving on Board of Directors ?

Offers grants and scholarships, and supports a wide variety of activities benefiting the arts, community and economic development, education, environment, and human resources. Grants and scholarships includes: - Community Opportunity Fund Grants and Area of Interest Grants. Community Opportunity Fund Grants are designed to support transformative, collaborative projects leveraging resources for upstream successes, building strong communities, and ensuring everyone thrives. Area of Interest Grants allow organizations to make a significant impact in specific fields, such as nurturing creativity through the arts, enhancing quality of life through human services, or promoting animal wellness. - Scholarship to support students in the region who are pursuing postsecondary education. Initiatives: - Attracting & Retaining Young Adults - Bridging Differences Through Civil Discourse - Millennium Group - Scott Anderson Leadership - Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey - Speak Your Peace: The Civility Project - Touchstone Awards - Knight Creative Communities Initiative: Brain Gain, Art Works, Mix it Up, Sustainable Twin Ports, Pathways

Initiatives helping communities in northeastern MN support the healthy development of children and young people from birth to adulthood. - Initiatives include early childhood development - Infant and early childhood mental health - Access to high-quality child care - Youth leadership and service learning - Inter-generational program that joins youth with older adults in communities across the region

Assists eligible students to attend post-secondary training by providing financial assistance including grants, loans, and work study programs.

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Assists with applying for and understanding the process of financial aid including, completing FAFSA, award notification, and repayment.

Program provides up to $5,000 per school year to help students under the age of 26 who have aged out of foster care for post-secondary education at college, university, vocational, technical or trade schools. The Minnesota Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program provides the funds. The money does not need to be paid back. Eligible applicants need to follow the grant application process. NOTE: This service is offered in Willmar, however, it supports 120-150 students across the state each year

- Accepts donations designated to specific community groups and foundations - Accepts grant applications - Allows the set-up of scholarship funds and accepts applications for financial assistance - Compiling lists of trusted disaster relief organizations for donation purposes - Managed a funding information network to provide funding resource information to applicants

The Financial Aid office can help students anticipate the cost of college, complete the FAFSA application, get financial aid for which they are eligible for including student grants and loans, and work study programs, and help make the process of paying for college understandable.

Financial aid staff assist current or prospective students with the financial aid process, including how to apply for financial aid via scholarships, loans, and work-study.

Two scholarships are offered to national undergraduates and graduates. Scholarship amount and distribution depend on eligibility requirements. National Undergraduate Scholarship: - $3,000 annually up to four consecutive years until the student receives a maximum of $12,000 or graduates with a bachelor's degree, whichever comes first - Payable in equal amounts (per semester/trimester/quarter) directly to the college, university, or vocational-technical school for the purpose of defraying tuition and other fee costs (books are not to be included) Graduate Scholarship: - $3,000 per school year for up to two consecutive years until the student receives a maximum of $6,000 or graduates with a Graduate or Ph.D. degree, whichever comes first - Payable in equal amounts (per semester/trimester/quarter) directly to the college or university for the purpose of defraying tuition and other fee costs (books are not to be included)

ACB offers scholarships for those attending a technical college or entering as a freshman undergraduate or a graduate student. Must be legally blind in both eyes, and a U.S. citizen. The application will be available at www.acb.org in early November, and it is due back February 14th.

Federal Student Aid (FSA): - Eligible students who are planning to attend college or career school can apply for federally funded financial assistance to help pay for education beyond high school - Visit website to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Federal Student Aid (FSA) Ombudsman Group: - Individuals who have completed an online application, may have a dispute, or believe to have a wrong or incomplete answer from their application submission can reach the FSA Ombudsman group - Help resolve discrepancies with loan balances/payments - Resolve issues with Pell Grant disbursements or overpayments - Explain loan interest and collection charges - Identify options for resolving issues related to consolidation, service quality, default status, bankruptcy, income tax refund offsets, and other concerns - Clarify requirements of loan deferment or forbearance, loan cancellation, or discharge

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

- Advocate for persons of all ages who are blind - Assistance in obtaining state services - National and State scholarships - Public information and education about blindness - Speakers bureau - Training on how to write own rehabilitation plan

- Accepts donations designated to specific community groups and foundations - Accepts grant applications - Allows the set-up of scholarship funds and accepts applications for financial assistance - Compiling lists of trusted disaster relief organizations for donation purposes - Managed a funding information network to provide funding resource information to applicants

Offers scholarships for individuals seeking secondary education.

Early Learning Scholarship: Assists with paying for childcare or early child care education Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to help families pay for child care. Mahube-Otwa administers the Child Care Assistance Program in Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Marshall counties.

Provides an early learning scholarship to families with children ages 3 - 5 years to improve access to quality child care and improve school readiness. Families with children ages birth - 2 years old are eligible if identified as a priority population. Scholarships provide financial assistance to eligible families to help pay for quality child care and early education programs participating in Parent Aware.

- Administers the Oneida Continuing Education scholarship program - Advocacy, information and referral, crisis/emergency services, care management for adults/families regarding issues including immigration, refugee, and new citizens issues - Bridge to Benefits assistance - Education and training program assistance and referrals - Employment, education, and training assistance and referrals - Fare for All Express discounted grocery food program (monthly by walk in) during designated hours - Free income and property tax assistance (offered once or twice a week, eight months each year) - Free monthly family movie nights and book fairs held three times annually - Health issues and medical insurance coverage assistance and referrals - Info Pass (immigration) appointments - On-site Alcoholics Anonymous-support groups (two options weekly) Other programming for families and individuals offered through collaborative partners: - Referrals and information for Bridging, clothing, emergency shelter, and food shelves

- Accepts donations designated to specific community groups and foundations - Accepts grant applications - Allows the set-up of scholarship funds and accepts applications for financial assistance - Compiling lists of trusted disaster relief organizations for donation purposes - Managed a funding information network to provide funding resource information to applicants