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EFFORT (Eops Financial aid Foster youth Outreach & Retention Team)

What is effort?

EFFORT is a Grossmont College Foster Youth program that arose out of a state wide initiative, which was designed to assist potential college students who were being emancipated out of the foster care system.

HOW CAN EFFORT HELP YOU?

If you are a current Foster Youth (or a former Foster Youth), the EFFORT Program provides many services which are outlined below, but the most important service is that of your EFFORT Liaison.  A Liaison is someone who understands your situation, will be sensitive to your needs & challenges and is a person who will equip you to help you succeed in college and beyond.

  • Consistent commitment by highly trained EFFORT program staff.

  • Bi-monthly Resource Dinners.

  • Assistance with the Grossmont College application process.

  • Assistance with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which may include aid such as:

     

    • Board of Governor's (BOG) Fee Waiver

    • PELL Grant

    • Chafee

    • Guardian Scholars Scholarship

 

  • Academic Counseling.

  • Personal Counseling.

  • Assistance with the Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS) application process, which may include:

     

    • Priority registration

    • Book services

    • Grant assistance

    • First-time college student Summer Institute Program

 

  • Housing referrals.

  • Assistance with Medi-Cal applications.

  • Referrals to community resources.

  • EFFORT Newsletter.

May-June Edition of the EFFORT Newsletter

 

February-March Edition of the EFFORT Newsletter

 

November-December Edition of the EFFORT Newsletter

Contacts

For more information on the EFFORT program, please contact:

 

Julio Soto, M.A. Digna Herrera
Financial Aid Advisor Lead EFFORT Ambassador
Foster Youth Liaison Foster Youth Liaison
EFFORT Coordinator (619) 644-7454 Ext. 3711
(619) 644-7131 digna_herrera@gcccd.edu
julio.soto@gcccd.edu  

 

 

 

 

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