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Schoolhouse Connection Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program
2023-06-12 08:00 - 2023-11-24 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is one of the only national scholarship programs specifically serving youth that have experienced homelessness with financial assistance and staff and peer support to get into and complete higher education.
Applications will be accepted starting June 12.
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Northwest Regional Passport Group Meeting
2023-06-13 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Zoom
This regional group is for professionals and educators in the Northwest region/Region 3* that work in the secondary or post-secondary area and support Passport to Careers eligible students. Please contact passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org for more information.
*Region 3 includes Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and/or San Juan Counties.

WSAC Webinar: Passport to College
2023-06-20 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
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WSAC Webinar: State Workstudy Updates and Portal Walkthrough
2023-06-20 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom

WSAC Webinar: Washington College Grant - Connect (WCG-C)
2023-06-22 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom

WSAC Webinar: All About the WAFSA
2023-06-22 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom

Webinar: Targeted Education Case Management for Students in Foster Care: Models and Impact
2023-07-12 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
The American Bar Association’s Legal Center for Foster Care and Education and the Youth Law Center invite you to attend a webinar “Targeted Education Case Management for Students in Foster Care: Models and Impact”. The webinar will highlight two exemplary practice models that provide targeted education case management for students in foster care. Treehouse provides academic and other essential support for more than 6,000 youth in foster care across Washington State each year. The National Center for Youth Law’s Compassionate Education System initiatives work in partnership with a deeply invested team of state and local partners, students, and parents to create a future in which the vast majority of system-involved youth graduate high school with the widest array of possibilities for their future. Both organizations will provide an overview of their programs, examples of impact, and strategies to better support the educational needs of students in foster care.
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College Access Professionals 2024-25 FAFSA® Demonstration
2023-08-17 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Webinar for college access professionals will provide a tour of new features and discussion on important updates for 2024–25 FAFSA form!
The webinar exclusively for college access professionals will share a tour of new features and discuss important updates to the FAFSA experience. The demonstration will include a look at the new roles page, inviting contributors, new question order, student demographic questions, the parent wizard, and other exciting features. Attendees will also view how to provide consent to retrieve and disclose Federal Tax Information (FTI).
There will be an opportunity to ask questions.
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Western Regional Passport Group Meeting - virtual
2023-08-17 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
If you are interested in learning more, please email us at passport@collegesuccecssfoundation.org.

South Central Regional Passport Group Meeting - in person
2023-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Perry Technical Institute, 2011 W Washington Ave, Yakima, WA, 98903, United States

Pierce Kitsap Regional Passport Group Meeting - in person
2023-08-29 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | University of Washington – Tacoma

Eastern Regional Passport Group Meeting - in person
2023-09-12 10:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W Whistalks Way, Spokane, WA, 99224, United States

Webinar: ARP-HCY Info Session with ED- SchoolHouse Connection
2023-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
In the wake of the pandemic, a nationwide housing shortage, persistent chronic absence, and alarming child and youth mental health crises, students and schools face unprecedented challenges – including increasing homelessness.
American Rescue Plan — Homeless Children and Youth, or ARP-HCY funds, are one-time funds that can help meet these challenges. ARP-HCY funds are designated to support the identification, enrollment, and school participation of children and youth experiencing homelessness, including through wrap-around services. These funds must be obligated by September 30, 2024 and spent by January 31, 2025.
SchoolHouse Connection is hosting this ARP-HCY Info Session featuring presenters from the U.S. Department of Education to provide strategies for meeting urgent needs, including allowable and strategic uses of funds, and examples and tools from state and local educational agencies. We encourage participation from school leaders, homeless liaisons, state education agency staff, and community partners
Featured Presenter: Adam Schott, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.
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WPN Webinar: Using Real-Time Data to House QTBIPOC Youth and Young Adults
2023-09-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Young people of color and young people who identify as LGBTQ+ are disproportionately served by systems. In this webinar, we will look at using data to end disproportionality and the importance of breaking down barriers between systems to achieve quality data and equitably end homelessness.
Presenter:
Leeze Castro (he/they) – Data & Evaluation Fellow (A Way Home Washington)
Leeze Castro (he/they), 23, is passionate about ending youth homelessness, focusing on the unique challenges faced by BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. Leeze brings over 5 years of experience from systems-level change work as a young person with lived experience. Having started with the King County YAB (Youth Action Board) while it was facilitated by the Northwest Network, the Mockingbird Society, and eventually itself, Leeze now sits on the KCRHA’s (King County Regional Homelessness Authority) Continuum of Care Board. After double-majoring in mathematics and sociology, Leeze now joins those two passions as the Data and Evaluations Fellow for A Way Home Washington, a non-profit focused on ending youth and young adult homelessness throughout Washington State. There, Leeze makes use of data-driven strategies to tackle the organization’s mission, and to take an immediate and direct approach in addressing the ultimate goal of bringing an end to systemic inequity.
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Webinar: Getting Ready for the Better FAFSA
2023-09-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Presented by NCAN
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Passport Leadership Team Meeting- in person
2023-10-02 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

2023 Conference on Ending Homelessness (COEH)
2023-10-05 08:00 - 2023-10-06 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
COEH is the largest annual gathering of people working to end homelessness in Washington. We will gather virtually from across the state to learn from each other, exchange ideas and share advice, get inspired and re-energized, and organize to grow the movement to end homelessness in Washington and beyond.
This conference is for everyone – whether you are a service provider, a long-time housing justice advocate, an organizer, an elected official, or someone who wants to start learning more about how we can end homelessness in Washington, we extend a warm welcome for you to join us. We will provide multiple spaces for identity-based caucusing to reflect and process with others who share similar identities.
Registration will open July 17. Register early for the best rates!
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Webinar: Financial Aid 101- for Staff
2023-10-10 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This webinar will provide a general overview of aid available, changes for the upcoming year, how financial aid offices build budgets, and how aid is awarded. Good refresher for beginners.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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WPN Webinar: Understanding FAFSA Simplification for Youth Experiencing Foster Care (State, Federal and Tribal)
2023-10-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Big changes are coming this fall for 2024-25 financial aid applications! In this session, we will discuss the FAFSA Simplification Act, best practices in implementing changes, and how to communicate changes to partners, students, and their families. We will also share free resources to support you as you help students take their next steps
Presenter: Christina Winstead (She/Her), Associate Director, College Access Initiatives, WSAC
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Webinar: Creating an FSA ID- for Staff
2023-10-12 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Students and parents will need to create their own FSA ID to access and sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). They will use their FSA ID every year to fill out a FAFSA form.
Join us to learn how students and parents will create and use their FSA ID.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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South Central Regional Passport Group Meeting- virtual
2023-10-12 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)

Webinar: CSF Scholarships- for Staff
2023-10-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
This webinar will prepare you for the next CSF scholarship cycle. Learn about different programs, and changes for the upcoming year, and get a tour of the scholarship application platform.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Webinar: Creating an FSA ID- for Students and Families
2023-10-17 18:00 - 18:30, 2023-10-26 18:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Whether you’re a student or parent you’ll need to create your own FSA ID to access and sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You will use your FSA ID every year you fill
out a FAFSA form. Join us to learn how to create and use your FSA ID.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Webinar: Cómo crear un FSA ID (Español)- for Students and Families
2023-10-19 18:00 - 18:30, 2023-10-24 18:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Los estudiantes y padres necesitan crear la credencial FSA ID para acceder y firmar la Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA). Utilizaran la credencial FSA ID cada año para llenar y firmar el formulario FASFA. En esta sesión aprenderá como crear y utilizar su FSA ID.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Webinar: FASFA pt. 1- For Staff
2023-10-23 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Part 1 is an in-depth tour of the FASFA application, changes for the upcoming year, how to avoid common mistakes, and address special circumstances. Recommended for all levels.
Presented by College Success Foundation
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Western Regional Passport Group Meeting - virtual
2023-11-02 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Topic: Training: Postsecondary Education Pathway and Resources for Students in Foster Care and Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
If you are interested in learning more, please email us at passport@collegesuccessfoundation.org.

Webinar: FAFSA- for Students and Families
2023-11-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Students and families, come join our FAFSA webinar to learn about the form, what documents you’ll need, review the FAFSA learn how to address special circumstances, and prepare for next steps!
Presented by College Success Foundation
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