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Nov

FAFSA Filing Help

9:00am - 4:00pm Virtually via Zoom or In Person at VSAC in Winooski

Are you a Vermont student that needs help filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2027-28 school year? We're available to assist Vermont families in person...

Nov

Financial Aid Forms Workshop: Burlington High School

6:00pm - 7:30pm BHS library

Join us for a free Financial Aid Forms workshop. At this drop-in help session, VSAC will assist you as you file your FAFSA and Vermont state grant application. View this...

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Blog Archive: October 2020

15 Oct

Hawa Abdi wants to help others create second chances

Written by
Sabina Haskell

When 18-year-old Hawa Abdi was 2 years old, her parents made the decision to emigrate from Africa to the United States, where they knew they could give their children a life filled with education and opportunity, rather than poverty and political persecution – things they had personally experienced…