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Cool Math 4 Parents

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We have a lot of sites, lessons, games to help your child complete math problems, while having FUN!

http://www.coolmath4parents.com

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DCF Adopted Child Tuition Waiver and Fee Assistance Program

The DCF Adopted Child Tuition Waiver and Fee Assistance Program is designed to lessen the financial burden on adopting parents in the Commonwealth. This waiver extends eligibility to all children and young adults, age twenty-four or under, adopted through DCF by state employees or eligible Massachusetts residents, regardless of the date of adoption. The tuition and fee waiver encompasses 100% of tuition and fees for state-supported courses, subject to budgetary appropriation, at all of the Massachusetts public institutions of higher education, excluding graduate courses and courses in the MD program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

http://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/dcfadopted.asp

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Edvisors

Edvisors has the latest information on college planning, student aid applications, scholarships, grants and student loans!

https://www.edvisors.com/contact/

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Family Services - Sports Recreation and Leisure Programs: Music Therapy, Fitness, Dance, Art, Nutrition and Various Sports

Emotional/Behavioral/Mental HealthDevelopmental Disability Medically Complex Care Safety Management through sports and all kinds of Leisure Program.

http://sevenhills.org

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Federal Student Aid

FSA is an office of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the United States. Federal Student Aid provides student financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, and work-study funds.

https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action?bypassSigninButton=true

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Fenway Health.

Fenway was one of the first in the nation to offer alternative insemination services to lesbians and today we continue to provide medical alternatives for achieving conception, as well as a support network, education, and advocacy.

http://fenwayhealth.org/care/wellness-resources/lgbt-family-services/

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Foster Care to Success

Foster Care to Success Sponsored Scholarships – This program is funded by organizations, individuals and families across the country, giving them the opportunity to help fund foster youths' postsecondary education so they can achieve brighter futures.

  • $1,500 provides books and supplies for one student for one year
  • $2,500 helps a community college student attend classes for one year
  • $5,000 helps a university student attend classes for one year

http://www.fc2success.org/programs/scholarships-and-grants/

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Foster Care to Success Academic Coaches

We also provide academic coaches and personal mentors, enabling them to enjoy a college completion rate many times that of their peers who lack such support.

http://www.fc2success.org/our-programs/

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Foster Child Grant

The Foster Child Grant Program was funded by the Massachusetts Legislature in 2001. It provides grants of up to $6000 annually for foster children to help pay for an education beyond high school at any college or university throughout the continental United States. The grant recipient must have signed an agreement with the Department of Children and Families for care and services beyond age 18.

http://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/foster.asp

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Foster Child Tuition Waiver and Fee Assistance Program

The DCF Foster Child Tuition Waiver and Fee Assistance Program is designed to provide financial support for children in state custody who were neither adopted nor returned home. While foster care children qualify for financial aid, many face the burden of acquiring student loans to meet their educational costs. The DCF Foster Child Tuition Waiver and Fee Assistance Program is a valuable resource that will help reduce their educational loan debt.

http://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/dcffoster.asp

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Free Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals.

In addition to VITA, the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program offers free tax help for all taxpayers, particularly those who are 60 years of age and older, specializing in questions about pensions and retirement-related issues unique to seniors. The IRS-certified volunteers who provide tax counseling are often retired individuals associated with non-profit organizations that receive grants from the IRS.

http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers

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GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)

GEAR UP is a federally-funded program designed to give more low-income students the skills, encouragement, and preparation needed to pursue post-secondary education and to strengthen academic programs and student services at participating schools.

OSFA offers a scholarship for students who participated in a component of the GEAR UP Massachusetts Early Intervention initiative and are pursuing higher education.

http://www.massedco.org/gear

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GLAD Answers - LGBTQ Legal Advocates

GLAD Answers is your New England LGBTQ and HIV legal rights resource! Contact us now for information, assistance and referrals. Our highly trained volunteers are available to chat live or take your call M-F 1:30-4:30 p.m. Or, email us anytime and we’ll get back to you no later than the next business day.
Always free & confidential. Language translation is available.

http://gladanswers.org/

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GLBT National Help Center.

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) National Help Center, founded in 1996, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides vital peer-support, community connections and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Utilizing a diverse group of GLBT volunteers, we operate two national hotlines, the GLBT National Hotline and the GLBT National Youth Talkline, as well as private, volunteer one-to-one online chat, that helps both youth and adults with coming-out issues, safer-sex information, school bullying, family concerns, relationship problems and a lot more.

http://www.glnh.org

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Graduate Tuition Waiver

The Graduate Tuition Waiver is another component of the Single Tuition Waiver program that provides incentives to individuals to enroll in graduate programs at Massachusetts public colleges and universities.

http://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/graduate.asp

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Head Start/Early Head Start

Free early childhood programs for women with children Age 0 to 5. Helps Children from low income families get a head start and become ready for school. Pre-school programs are for children age 3 to 5.

http://www.massheadstart.org

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HEATH Resource Center at the National Youth Transitions Center!

HEATH Resource Center is a web-based clearinghouse that serves as an information exchange of educational resources, support services and opportunities. The HEATH Resource Center gathers, develops and disseminates information in the form of resource papers, fact sheets, website directories, newsletters, and resource materials.

HEATH Resource Center is a collaborative effort among a network of professionals in the areas of disability, counseling, transition and postsecondary education.

http://heath.gwu.edu

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Horatio Alger Association.

In addition to undergraduate scholarship support, the Association offers a number of services and opportunities to Horatio Alger Scholars:

  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Counseling
  • College Readiness Tools
  • Support and Referral Services
  • Campus Crest Housing
  • Mentoring Programs
  • Alumni Association
  • Graduate Grants

https://scholars.horatioalger.org/scholarships/about-our-scholarship-programs/

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Hourly Respite

Hourly Respite provides temporary support to a child/youth with emotional and/or behavioral disturbances. LUK's Hourly Respite services are responsive to the needs of families; are reliable and flexible; and strengthen families, children and youth. Hourly Respite reduces family stress; establishes, supports, and maintains family stability; increases family and individual safety; and minimizes the need for out-of-home placement.

http://luk.org

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