The federal government promised to help struggling Florida college students make ends meet amid the economic devastation caused by the novel coronavirus.
COMMUNITY TRIES TO BOUNCEBACK.FLORIDA COLLEGE STUDENTS,FINANCIALLY CRIPPLED BY THECORONAVIRUS, ARE NOW FACINGTHE HARSH REALITY OF WHETHEROR NOT THEY CAN AFFORD TO GOBACK TO THE CLASSROOM ONCECAMPUS-LIFE RESUMES.
BUTTONIGHT KATIE LAGRONE ISHELPING STUDENTS MAKE ENDSMEET WITH NEW DETAILS ON THEMILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEINGOFFERED TO STUDENTS DESPITECOLLEGES LOSING MILLIONS.<< FLORIDA COLLEGE CLASSROOMSREMAIN SHUT DOWN FOR THEFORESEEABLE FUTURE& AND FORTHOUSANDS OF STUDENTS&THEIROWN FUTURE ON CAMPUS REMAINSONE BIG QUESTION MARK.
AS OFRIGHT NOW IF I CANDO IT, THEN I HAVE TO PUT ITON HOLD, I DONOPTION.
HAYLEY GIAMBERINI WASLOOKING FORWARD TO HER JUNIORAT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYIN BOCA RATON.
THEN THECORONAVIRUS HIT&HER JOB AS ABARTENDERIT&HER LIFELINE TO FINALLYEARNING A COLLEGE DEGREE.PAYING YOUR WAY THROUGHCOLLEGE IS HARD ENOUGH WHENYOU DO HAVE A JOB AND WHEN YOUDONITS SUCKS, ITS TOUGH.
ACROSSTHE STATEALREADY STRUGGLINGFINANCIALLY&ARE NOW FACING THEPOSSIBILITY OF HAVING TO PUTCOLLEGE ON HOLD&THE VIRUS&KILLING THEM FINANCIALLY.
-THEREJUNE BUT THEREDATE SO FOR NOW IWAITING BY THE PHONE AND READYTO GO BACK TO WORK SCHOOLS AREHOPING TO SAVE THEM.
BACK INMARCH& CONGRESS APPROVED A 30BILLION DOLLAR EDUCATIONSTIMULUS PACKAGEHIGHER EDUCATION.
IN FLORIDA&THE STATERECENTLY RECEIVED MORE THAN$630 MILLION IN FUNDING&HALFALLOCATED TO HELP STUDENTS FOREDUCATION-RELATED EXPENSES&FROM HOUSING TO TUITION.
MOSTSCHOOLS SENT OUT EMAILS ORLETTERSTO THEIR UNIVERSITYWEBSITE&AND FIND APPLICATIONSAND HOW TOTHE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHFLORIDA MORE THAN $17 MILLIONDOLLARS STARTED BEINGDISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS LASTWEEK& ANOTHER $17 MILLION ISSLATED TO HELP THE UNIVERSITYRECOVER FROM ITS OWN COVIDCOSTS.
LIKE MANY COLLEGES WECONTACTED&HOW CAMPUSES WILL BEUSING ITS OWN RECOVERYFUNDS&IS STILL BEINGDETERMINED.
ACCORDING TO THESTATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM &FLORIDA UNIVERSITIES HAVEALREADY LOST $68 MILLION INHOUSING AND DINING PLANSCREDITED OR REFUNDED TOSTUDENTS.
DETAILED PROJECTIONSALSO PROVIDED TO US& SHOW BYYEARCOVID-19 ON FLORIDA COLLEGESCOULD REACH THE BILLIONS.
MOSTSCHOOLS WE CONTACTED ARE STILLWORKING OUT HOW STIMULUS FUNDSWILL BE USED TO HELP RECOUPCOSTS BUT TELL US THERE ARE NOPLANS TO RAISE STUDENT FEES&INCLUDING AT F-A-U WHEREHAYLEY RECENTLY APPLIED FORHELP.
- IAPPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID ORGRANTS BEFORE ITO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET ITDONE.
NOW SHE IS&HOPING THEGOVERNMENT WILL HELP THISFUTURE PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT&ACCOMPLISH WHAT SHE SPENTYEARS WORKING TOWARDS ON HEROWN.
8:00- ITO RECEIVE ANYTHINGTRUTHFULLY.
KATIE- WHY?
ITHINK THERE ARE SO MANYSTUDENTS OUT THERE APPLYINGFOR IT.
IGRANT THATHAVENI DO BUT I CANYOU CAN FIND OUT HOW MUCHMONEY YOUR FLORIDA COLLEGE HASAVAILABLE JUST HEAD TO OURWEBSITE.
KL TAG OUT.
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