News Release Distributed 01/06/12
A workshop that addresses the financial concerns and challenges of graduating high school seniors and their parents will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tara High School in Baton Rouge.
Free and open to students and parents in the metro Baton Rouge area, the sessions will address college financial aid applications, student loan programs, TOPS scholarships, money management issues and credit, according to LSU AgCenter family financial expert Jeanette Tucker.
The program is designed in partnership with the Louisiana Jump$tart Coalition, including the Office of Financial Aid and East Baton Rouge school system. Experts will be on hand to offer help in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid FAFSA) process.
More information and registration are available from Ann Marie Erie at 225-819-5748 or aerie@neighborsfcu.org.
Rick Bogren