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filling out the proper forms for state, federal and LWIT grants.
This is made available to many students that have little to no
income. Also for all you parents out there that haven’t already
gone and applied for assistance with childcare, You Should!
Did you know they will help you with daycare? How about
textbooks from the student store? Do you need assistance with
healthcare, dental, counseling, money management or even
paying for your electricity bill? Financial assistance is not just
applying for FAFSA (Free Application for Financial Aid) or
getting subsidized Federal Loans. Financial assistance means
help with money regardless of who you are depending on for
your income. Washington State has many programs to assist
students needing aid, and as a student it is your obligation to
get informed of your options. The last thing you need while
going to school is the additional stress that comes from being a
“starving student” living off Top Ramen or wondering how
you’ll pay next month’s rent. Washington State implemented
the “No-Student-Left-Behind lunch program” stating that
every student will be fed lunch, no child will go without food,
no child left behind. As college students we may not be
children anymore but many of us are “hungry” or, in other
words, we’re broke! So dive in, go down to the financial aid