College Goal Sunday Provides Financial Aid Assistance and Scholarship Opportunities

Through the ongoing partnership with RealSense, a United Way-led coalition, Florida State College at Jacksonville, University of North Florida, Edward Waters College, Duval County Public Schools and Nassau County School District are partnering together to help college-bound students fund higher education.

Through the ongoing partnership with RealSense, a United Way-led coalition, Florida State College at Jacksonville, University of North Florida, Edward Waters College, Duval County Public Schools and Nassau County School District are partnering together to help college-bound students fund higher education.

FSCJ and its sister institutions are hosting College Goal Sunday, a free event that helps students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, on Sunday, February 22, 2015, from 1-4 p.m. at both the FSCJ Advanced Technology Center, located on FSCJ Downtown Campus, and the Betty P. Cook Nassau Center.

This partnership provides free financial aid preparation service allowing students and parents to navigate and transition smoothly from high school to college. Students who attend College Goal Sunday will have the opportunity to enter to receive scholarship money.

The addresses for each location are listed below:

Advanced Technology Center-(next to Downtown Campus, between Pearl and Broad streets)
401 W. State Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Betty P. Cook Nassau Center (just east of I-95 off of SR A1A)
76346 William Burgess Blvd., Yulee, FL 32097

Professional financial aid staff and counselors will be on hand at both locations to offer free help in all aspects of the application process. In order to complete the FAFSA, parents and students should bring the following:

• Social Security number, driver’s license or alien registration card
• 2014 IRS 1040 or latest tax return and W-2 statements
• Federal Student Aid PIN (Don’t have one? Sign up for one at www.pin.ed.gov.)

Additionally, through this partnership, there are two upcoming opportunities for students and parents to receive free tax preparation help and two additional opportunities to get help completing the FAFSA form.

For assistance filing 2014 taxes, attend one of the following workshops:

Englewood High School 
4412 Barnes Road, Jacksonville, FL 32207
February 5, 2015
5-7 p.m.

Andrew Jackson High School
3816 N. Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206
February 26, 2015
5-7 p.m.

For assistance in filing 2015-16 FAFSA form, attend one of the following workshops:

Englewood High School 
4412 Barnes Road, Jacksonville, FL 32207
February 12, 2015
5-7 p.m.

Andrew Jackson High School
3816 N. Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206
March 5, 2015
5-7 p.m.

For those attending these events, be sure to bring a Social Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification for each family member and working adult, W-2s, 1099s and any other income forms. Also, bring the name, address and tax ID (if applicable) for any child care providers, along with personal bank routing and account numbers for checking and savings accounts.