1. COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEERISM HELPING K-12 YOUTH TAKE STEPS TOWARD POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION College Access for Undocumented Students © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved

2. What does “undocumented” mean? Financial aid for undocumented applicants Being a CPV for undocumented youth and adults Questions and comments © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved Overview

3. College Access and Success Resources for Undocumented Youth and Adults © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved

4. A nonpartisan economic and social policy group http://www.urban.org/publications/1000587.html "Undocumented immigrants" are those who do not fall into any of the United States’ legal immigration categories: Legal permanent residents Legal temporary residents Naturalized citizens Refugees Asylees © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved What does “undocumented” mean?

5. Two groups account for most undocumented immigrants (Urban Institute) – Those who entered the country without valid documents – Those who entered with valid visas but overstayed their visas' expiration or otherwise violated the terms of their admission Some in these two groups have legal authorization to live and work in the United States.  Those with temporary protected status (TPS) as well as asylum applicants are NOT illegally working or illegally residing in the US although they do not have an official legal status (they are in a kind of limbo) Estimated in 2014 to be 3.5% of US population (DHS) What does “undocumented” mean? © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved

6. Federal financial aid is available only to: – U.S. citizens or nationals – U.S. permanent residents – Citizens of the Freely Associated States: the Pacific islands of Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia – Other eligible noncitizens This government resource gives info about how individuals document their citizenship or immigration status on the FAFSA: http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/1415FSAHand bookCompleteActiveIndex.pdf http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/1415FSAHand bookCompleteActiveIndex.pdf – See page 1-26 to view the criteria for being considered an eligible noncitizen. © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved Financial Aid: What’s Available?

7. There are several web pages that compile financial aid and other comprehensive resources for undocumented youth and adults: College Board Resource Hub for Undocumented Students: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-undocumented-students 10,000 Degrees New Leader Scholarship and Undergraduate Scholarship: www.10000degrees.org/students/scholarships/undocumented-students www.10000degrees.org/students/scholarships/undocumented-students Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC): http://www.e4fc.org/resources/studentguides.html http://www.e4fc.org/resources/studentguides.html Geneseo Migrant Center (specific scholarship links below): www.migrant.net/migrant/scholarships www.migrant.net/migrant/scholarships Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities travel award: www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate.asp www.hacu.net/hacu/Lanzate.asp Hispanic Scholarship Fund: www.latinocollegedollars.org www.latinocollegedollars.org © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved Financial Aid: Resources

8. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund): www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/index.html www.maldef.org/leadership/scholarships/index.html Minnesota Office of Higher Education: www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1586 www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1586 National Immigration Law Center scholarship resource listing: http://nilc.org/eduaccesstoolkit10.html http://nilc.org/eduaccesstoolkit10.html University of California at Santa Barbara scholarship listing: www.finaid.ucsb.edu/Media/Documents/ScholarshipsOpenToStudentsR egardless OfImmigrationStatus.pdf www.finaid.ucsb.edu/Media/Documents/ScholarshipsOpenToStudentsR egardless OfImmigrationStatus.pdf © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved... (continued)

9. © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved... (continued) Other good resources include the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) (see especially the and the MALDEF Scholarships) and the Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund.Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)MALDEF ScholarshipsSalvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund Certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines may request consideration of deferred action for a period of three years. For more information on the Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), follow the link: http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood- arrivals-daca

10. CPVs who volunteer with undocumented youth and/or adult learners may be unsure of the resources available to these individuals... Resource for advising undocumented students on their post- secondary options: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financial- aid/undocumented-students – More in-depth document about the college access needs of undocumented youth and adults: https://secure- media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/professionals/young- lives-on-hold-undocumented-students.pdf © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved Being a CPV for Undocumented Students

11. If the undocumented youth and adults you volunteer with are bilingual or monolingual Spanish speakers, the Spanish-language CPV toolkit may be a great resource for you This toolkit is available on the Campus Compact’s website © 2015 Campus Compact. All rights reserved Being a CPV for Undocumented Students