Practitioner/Volunteer Resources

Class of 2027 WSAC Financial Aid Basics & Navigation Training Resources

• Presentation links, walkthroughs/demo tools (FAFSA and WASFA), resources, and more

Practitioner Padlet from WSAC- ALL the resources you need!

• 12th Year Campaign Key to Success Financial Aid Resources (padlet.com)

Financial Aid Completion worksheets and checklists

• Account Creation Worksheet (Eng)

  Account Creation Worksheet (Spanish)

• Document checklist (what you’ll need to complete the FAFSA and WASFA) English

• Document checklist (what you’ll need to complete the FAFSA and WASFA) Spanish

  Updated resources from uAspire:

  • Fin Aid Checklist -- available in multiple languages!

  • FAFSA Checklist -- also available in multiple languages! (see under "apply"> Submit the FAFSA)

Who is my parent on the FAFSA?

• English

• Who counts as a parent on the FAFSA form

• Who is a contributor on the FAFSA Form video

Navigating Financial Aid in Washington State: Supporting Undocumented & Mixed Status Families

• Resource links from WSAC (opens in new tab)

• WSAC Train the Trainer video (opens in new tab)

• WSAC Train the Trainer presentation (opens in new tab)

Additional Resources:

• Educator and Parent’s Guide to College Readiness for Students with Disabilities

• Student’s Guide to College Readiness and Accessing Support/Accommodations

• Financial Aid Calculator

• Fillable PDF Application Fee Waiver form. More fee waivers are here on the NACAC website

• uApsire Early Awareness (about fin aid) Workshop materials -- these are grab-and-go for anyone who wants to deliver a workshop to students starting in 7th grade to teach them about financial aid (and really to norm it for them so that it's less overwhelming when they are actually starting on their college list)

• (Free) uAspire Webinars for students and families all year long - we cover all the major financial aid milestones during senior year (FAFSA, verification, scholarships, aid offer review, etc).

• uAspire one pagers that explain the current implications of federal policies on financial aid (updated regularly) - for students and for counselors.
  

Volunteer at a Financial Aid Completion Event

We are so grateful for our local college Financial Aid teams as well as knowledgeable community members joining our completion events!

Sign up to volunteer here!

Contact Ashley DeLatour if you have questions adelatour@futuresnw.org

Want to connect with a member of our team?

Do you want to book a meeting with a member of our team to strategize or promote your events? Do you have additional questions? Book a meeting here: BOOK A SUPPORT SESSION — FuturesNW