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May 18, 2017 by poverty2professional
The answer: it depends where you go.
Category: College and Higher Education
| Tags: advice, CUNY, Cuomo, Excelsior Scholarship, FAFSA, free college, free tuition, higher education, New York, Pell grant, scholarships, SUNY
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May 3, 2017 by poverty2professional
Is it about the price tag, the prestige, or the parties? And what the heck is “fit”?
Category: College and Higher Education
| Tags: advice, counseling, FAFSA, high school, higher education, low-income, poverty, SAT, scholarships
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April 18, 2017 by poverty2professional
Every day we have countless opportunities to help others. But do we take them?
Category: Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: advice, assistance, donation, Easter, giving up, health, homelessness, indifference, Lent, mental health, poverty, poverty to professional, shelters, volunteering
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August 8, 2016 by poverty2professional
Finally! A housing voucher! But you have 60 days to find a landlord who accepts it. Go.
Category: Experiencing Homelessness
| Tags: advice, family shelter, guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, housing voucher, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, section 8, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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August 1, 2016 by poverty2professional
“There was once a Scruffy Dog who would push his Egg wherever they went…”
Category: Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: advice, family shelter, guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, mental health, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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July 18, 2016 by poverty2professional
One thing sets some volunteers at homeless shelters apart from others.
Category: Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: advice, domestic violence, donation, family shelter, guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness, volunteering, volunteers
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July 12, 2016 by poverty2professional
How DO you make a solid college selection if you’re the first in your family to go?
Category: Homeless in High School
| Tags: advice, college access, family shelter, higher education, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, resources while homeless, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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July 4, 2016 by poverty2professional
In college I studied abroad, lived on campus, and then finished two years in grad school…debt free.
Category: Homeless in High School
| Tags: advice, college access, FAFSA, family shelter, guide to homelessness, higher education, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, Pell Abaco, Pell Abacus, poverty to professional, scholarships, survival tips, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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June 6, 2016 by poverty2professional
Writing a personal statement for college, but don’t know where to start? Look no further!
Category: Homeless in High School
| Tags: advice, college access, guide to homelessness, higher education, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, surviving homelessness
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April 19, 2016 by poverty2professional
Being homeless, I never told anyone where I studied. I let them assume I had a desk, Wikipedia, and stuff like everyone else.
Category: Homeless in High School
| Tags: advice, college access, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional