1. COLLEGE POSITIVE VOLUNTEERISM HELPING K-12 YOUTH TAKE STEPS TOWARD POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved

2. Overview  What does “undocumented” mean?  Financial Aid Resources for Undocumented Students  Being a CPV for Undocumented Youth and Adults  Questions and Comments © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved

3. COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH AND ADULTS © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved

4. What Does “Undocumented” Mean?  From the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and social policy group http://www.urban.org/publications/1000587.html 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 © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved

5. What Does “Undocumented” Mean? © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved  According to the Urban Institute, two groups account for most undocumented immigrants  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 undocumented immigrants have legal authorization to live and work in the United States.  Two groups—those with temporary protected status (TPS) and asylum applicants—may account for as much as 10% of this group’s estimate of the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

6. Financial Aid: What is Available? © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved  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/1415FSAHa ndbookCompleteActiveIndex.pdf http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/attachments/1415FSAHa ndbookCompleteActiveIndex.pdf  See page 1-26 to view the criteria for being considered an eligible noncitizen.

7. Financial Aid Resources for Undocumented Youth and Adult Learners  There are several web pages that compile financial aid and other comprehensive resources for undocumented youth and adults: © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved One M1chigan’s Undocumented Student Guide to College: http://archive.battlecreekenquirer.com/assets/pdf/A519302184.pdf College Board Resource Hub for Undocumented Students: www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-started/for-undocumented-students Compilation of scholarship resources for undocumented youth (In English): http://www.finaid.umich.edu/Home/HowtoApplyforAid/UndocumentedStudents /ScholarshipsUndocumentedStudents.aspx

8. Financial Aid Resources for Undocumented Youth and Adult Learners  There are several web pages that compile financial aid and other comprehensive resources for undocumented youth and adults: © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved 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

9. Being a CPV for Undocumented Youth and Adults © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved  CPVs who volunteer with undocumented youth and/or adult learners may be unsure of the resources available to these individuals  This resource may be useful when advising undocumented students on their post-secondary options: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financ ial-aid/undocumented-students http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/financ ial-aid/undocumented-students  College board has also created this more in-depth document about the college access needs of undocumented youth and adultsthis more in-depth document

10. Being a CPV for Undocumented Youth and Adults  If the undocumented youth and adults you volunteer with are bilingual or monolingual Spanish speakers, the newly-created Spanish-language CPV toolkit may be a great resource for you  This toolkit is available on Michigan Campus Compact’s website under Resources > College Positive Volunteerism > Resources and Training © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved

11. Thank you! For more information, visit: http://micampuscompact.org/cpvmain.aspx © 2011, Michigan Campus Compact. All rights reserved