State Coordinator
Sarah Baumhoff
Georgia Student Finance Commission
sarahe@gsfc.org

Program website: http://www.collegegoalsundayga.com

Across the state of Georgia, Financial Aid Offices were being asked to conduct workshops on how to complete the FAFSA, spending numerous nights and weekends going from high school to high school. College Goal Sunday reduced the individual work and developed a Georgia team. This team would increase the number of FAFSA completed by those who need it, increase accuracy, and reduce the amount of corrections that typically have to be made - all on one Sunday. Georgia held its first College Goal Sunday program in 2007. During the first year, financial aid professionals were the most active members in the task force. With the 2008 year, we added a high school site, and for 2009, our focus has shifted more to high schools and community-based organizations for support of the College Goal Sunday program. The Georgia program is pursuing a partnership with VITA; we would like to pilot College Goal Sunday programs with free VITA tax assistance available prior to the College Goal Sunday event.

FAFSA deadline for state
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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