suzanna chavez connected by 25 october 15, 2011
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Indiana Education & Training Voucher (ETV) Program: Providing Educational Opportunities for Foster Youth. Suzanna Chavez Connected By 25 October 15, 2011. Agenda. New provider What is ETV? Who is eligible for ETV? What can ETV fund? Indiana ETV website Tips & suggestions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Connected By 25's mission is to ensure foster care youth are educated, housed, financially stable, employed, and connected to a support system by age 25
Indiana Education & Training Voucher (ETV)
Program:Providing Educational Opportunities
for Foster Youth
Suzanna ChavezConnected By 25October 15, 2011
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Agenda
• New provider
• What is ETV?
• Who is eligible for ETV?
• What can ETV fund?
• Indiana ETV website
• Tips & suggestions
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Introduction - ETV
• Connected By 25 – new provider
• Federal funds, state administered− Indiana Department of Child Services− Connected By 25
• Provides financial resources − former and current foster youth− post-secondary education costs
• Up to $5,000 per academic year
• Applicable educational expenses -
examples
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ETV Eligibility
• Foster care case closed on or after 18th birthday
• In foster care on the 18th birthday and age out
• In foster care and 17 years old or older and will
remain in care until 18th birthday
• Adopted or placed into kinship guardianship
from foster care after 16th birthday
• US citizen or qualified non-citizen
• Less than $10,000 in personal assets
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ETV Requirements
• Students must initially apply before their 21st
birthday
• Accepted or enrolled in accredited
degree/certificate program
• Must maintain 2.0 GPA
• Apply online and submit supporting
documentation
• Funding ceases upon 23rd birthday
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Indiana ETV Website
• www.indianaetv.org
• “One stop”
• Online application process
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Indiana ETV Website cont
Links to navigate site
Will change
to important deadlines
New logo
coming soon
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Registering & Logging In
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Applying Online
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Supporting Documents
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FAQs
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Things to Look For
• Continued website development
• Regional specialists
• Secondary fall semester award
• Spring 2012 semester awards
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Tips & Suggestions
• Assist youth − navigate website− download and print supporting documents− understand financial realities
• Discuss school selections− the right fit− costs− transferring procedure
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Program Contact Information• Mailing address: 1035 Sanders Street, Suite 118
Indianapolis, IN 46203
• Phone: 317.917.8940
Toll free: 855.577.1ETV (1388)
• Fax: 317.917.8943
Toll free: 855.577.2ETV (2388)
• Email: [email protected]