| The federal government does not offer grants, loans, | | | | programs? The federal government will pay for your |
| or refinance programs for unsecured debt. No matter | | | | development of new skills to meet the demands of a |
| how thoroughly you search "Grants.gov" and no | | | | radically and rapidly changing labor market. |
| matter how many books and DVD's you buy, you will | | | | The federal government especially supports students |
| not find sources of "free money" to relieve your | | | | in higher education. Recognizing the nation's urgent |
| special distress. You can, however, benefit from a | | | | need for well-educated, highly-trained, and highly |
| variety of federal programs intended to help families | | | | motivated workers in high tech industries, the federal |
| recover from the ravages of the New Depression. | | | | government has made literally billions of dollars |
| More than a dozen federal benefit programs support | | | | available for non-traditional students' return to college. |
| families in the process of rebuilding their lives in the | | | | Traditional higher education does not work for most |
| wake of financial hardship. | | | | adult students, but online colleges and universities offer |
| Can you benefit from federal assistance? | | | | accelerated programs specially tailored to working |
| If you need housing assistance, the federal | | | | students' needs. Millions of dollars in federal grants and |
| government has three major programs for that. If you | | | | loans are available right now. |
| need help providing food for your family, both federal | | | | Just as importantly, responding to the alarming rate of |
| and state governments offer assistance. If you have | | | | high school drop-outs, the federal government has |
| become permanently disabled, you may qualify for | | | | extended its financial aid offers to students who work |
| benefits through Social Security, and you also should | | | | on their GED's at online schools. All the best online |
| look into Supplemental Security Income. If you are | | | | programs have financial aid counselors available to |
| unemployed, you probably understand how to collect | | | | assist students through the process of securing |
| unemployment benefits; but have you examined the | | | | funding for their educational ambitions. |
| possibilities for federally funded job retraining | | | | |