2008 Woodie Awards
Mi Casa fair features financial aid assistance
By Christina C. Ceville
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: News
Originally published: 11/20/08 at 5:43 PM CSTLast update: 12/4/08 at 12:12 PM CST
The Mi Casa program will offer a Community Resource Information Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 2 in Room 120 of the visual arts center.
The session will provide the community and students of this college with information on financial aid programs that they may qualify for. This is the first year the program has been offered.
Students and members of the community also will have a chance to register on the spot for certain programs that they qualify for.
The session will include information on the Food Bank and Food Stamp Program, Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women's Health Program, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), default/foreclosure prevention counseling, credit counseling and pre- and post-home purchasing counseling.
United Way and Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center also will be available.
"The event started off with the name Food Bank and Homebuyer Information Session, but when word spread to other organizations and agencies that wanted to be involved, the event grew and the name was changed to Community Resource Information Fair," continuing education specialist Abby Gonzalez said Wednesday in a telephone interview.
The Dec. 2 session was organized by the Mi Casa program and is a requirement of a $594,763 grant given to the college by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The women's center applied for the grant after noticing a need for a program to assist members of the community in the 78212 ZIP code area.
The Mi Casa program began in 2007 and is funded primarily by the grant. The program works alongside the women's center and Seguir Adelante Community Center.
Together the three programs make up the department of services for women and non-traditional students.
Mi Casa's main focus is to assist low-income families to become self-sufficient by providing free services such as career counseling, workforce preparation and homebuyer education.
The session will provide the community and students of this college with information on financial aid programs that they may qualify for. This is the first year the program has been offered.
Students and members of the community also will have a chance to register on the spot for certain programs that they qualify for.
The session will include information on the Food Bank and Food Stamp Program, Children's Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Women's Health Program, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), default/foreclosure prevention counseling, credit counseling and pre- and post-home purchasing counseling.
United Way and Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center also will be available.
"The event started off with the name Food Bank and Homebuyer Information Session, but when word spread to other organizations and agencies that wanted to be involved, the event grew and the name was changed to Community Resource Information Fair," continuing education specialist Abby Gonzalez said Wednesday in a telephone interview.
The Dec. 2 session was organized by the Mi Casa program and is a requirement of a $594,763 grant given to the college by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The women's center applied for the grant after noticing a need for a program to assist members of the community in the 78212 ZIP code area.
The Mi Casa program began in 2007 and is funded primarily by the grant. The program works alongside the women's center and Seguir Adelante Community Center.
Together the three programs make up the department of services for women and non-traditional students.
Mi Casa's main focus is to assist low-income families to become self-sufficient by providing free services such as career counseling, workforce preparation and homebuyer education.
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