Minnasota

Name Dollars For Scholars
Program Type Program Description
Subject Financial Aid Awareness, Last Dollar Scholarship
Target Population High School
Medium Brochure, Report
Cost None
Contact Dan Scroggins Title Assistant to National Director
Organization Citizens' Scholarship Foundation
Address 1505 Riverview Road PO Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082-0297
Phone / Fax (800) 248-8080 / (507) 931-9250
email/web
description Program supports more than 700 community-based scholarship foundations nationwide.

 

Name Get Ready!
Program Type Program Description
Subject Career Exploration, College Awareness, Financial Aid Awareness, Parent Involvement, Self-Esteem.
Target Population Elementary, Parents
Medium Brochure
Cost free
Contact Ryan Shelly Title Coordinator
Organization NEISP
Address 400 Capitol Square Building 550 Cedar Street - St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone / Fax (612) 296-9685 / (612) 297-8880 
email/web ryan@heso.state.mn.us
description Program prepares Minnesota disadvantaged 4th and 5th graders for higher education through goal setting and career, college and financial aid awareness. Uses one-on-one counseling.

 

Name New Workforce Initiative
Program Type Program Description
Subject Career Exploration, College Awareness, Mentoring, School to Work
Target Population Elementary, Middle School, High School
Medium Brochure
Cost None
Contact Carol Truesdell Title Executive Director
Organization Minneapolis Youth Trust
Address 81 South 9th Street Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone / Fax (612) 370-9185 / (612) 370-9195 
mail/web youthtrust@aol.com 
description Program prepares Minnesota youth for careers: integrates career focus into classroom curriculum and brings employers and college reps to the classroom.

 

Name Scholarshop
Program Type Program Description
Subject College Awareness, Financial Aid Awareness
Target Population Middle School, High School
Medium CD-ROM
Cost None
Contact David Bach Title National Director, Scholarshop
Organization Citizens' Scholarship Foundation
Address 1505 Riverview Road PO Box 297 St. Peter, MN 56082-0297
Phone / Fax (507) 931-0540 / (507) 931-9168
mail/web  SHOPDIR@aol.com 
description Interactive software provides hands-on tutorial about financial aid.