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Earn, Learn, and Serve: Getting the Most from Community Service Federal Work-Study

Edited by Erin Bowley

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. History of FWS
  4. Principles of Good Practice
  5. Developmental Matrix
  6. Partnering with Financial Aid
    1. Introduction and Approach
    2. Key Concepts
    3. Building a Successful Partnership
    4. Other Typical Questions and Areas of Concern
  7. Higher Education's Best Kept Secret
  8. State Compact FWS Work
  9. Campus Models
  10. Appendices
  11. Index of Campuses Profiled

This project was made possible with support from the Corporation for National and Community Service under Learn and Serve America Grant No. 00LHERI18800.

Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Corporation for National and Community Service or the Learn and Serve America program.


Service-Learning Course Design for Community Colleges

Partnering with Financial Aid

  1. Introduction and Approach
  2. Key Concepts
    1. Who Controls or Manages FWS at Your Institution?
    2. What Is Work-Study?
    3. Federal Regulations
  3. Building a Successful Relationship
    1. What Are You Asking for From Financial Aid?
    2. Why Should Financial Aid Collaborate with You?
    3. How Can You Overcome Resistance?
  4. Other Typical Questions and Areas of Concern
    1. How Does the Money Work?
    2. Who Decides What?
    3. Do Students Get Paid for Training and Transportation?
    4. FWS and Academic Credit
    5. Work for Religious or Political Organizations
    6. Other Issues