Students who are single mothers face pressures from their parental responsibilities as well as academically. In addition to paying for child care, one major concern for college-bound students is how to pay for education expenses on their own.
Escalating college costs and an uncertain economy make paying for college a struggle for many. But it doesn’t always have to be that way.
To help single mothers cope with the rising cost of “going back to school”, federal student aid is available in the form of college grants, scholarships as well as participation in work-study programs.
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program is a type of federally funded student aid that gives single-parent students with little or no monetary resources a way to earn money by doing part-time work on or off campus, often in their chosen field of study.
The aim is to provide them with valuable work experience, and lead them to self- sufficiency after they graduate from college.
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