The following are financial aid information resources.

Call the Federal Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 or 319-337-5665 to get answers to your loan questions.

• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
• Other Helpful Information
• Getting Your Federal Student Aid PIN
• U.S. Dept. of Ed.'s student aid programs
• Funding Your Education
• The Student Guide
• Mapping Your Future - Money Calculators
• Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
• Senior Year College Planning Calendar
• Financial Aid Basics at: www.students.gov
• Students.gov
• Mapping Your Future - Manage Your Money

Paying for College - Courtesy of College.gov

• Video on Youtube - How to Pay - Christine
• Video on Youtube - How to Pay - Giselle
• Video on Youtube - How to Pay - Kimberly
• Video on Youtube - How to Pay - Bruna

Other useful sites:

• National Student Clearinghouse
• U.S. Department of Education
• Budget Calculator
• Sallie Mae (1-877-872-4768)
• nelnet (1-888-486-4722).

• FAME answers financial aid and loan questions (i.e., who is/are my Stafford Loan lender(s), how much did I borrow, who and where do I send my loan payments to, etc.) FAME: 1-800-228-3734 (in-state) or (207) 623-3263, Fax: (207) 623-0095, E-Mail: info@famemaine.com, or URL: www.famemaine.com.

• The Information Center will assist you in completing the federal student financial aid application, explain the process of determining financial need, awarding aid, and send federal student aid publications to you. The center can be reached at 1-800-4-FED-AID.
• The College Cost Book, published by the College Board, is available at libraries, guidance offices and bookstores.
• Maine Education Services (MES) is the home of the Maine Educational Loan Program (MELA). 1-800-922-MELA.
• A Student's Guide to Banking and Personal Money Management - produced by the Maine Bureau of Banking. A free copy may be obtained by calling 207-624-8570.
• Fastweb - for high school students planning for college
• Fastweb - for College Survival Tips/ Recent Financial Aid News
• Human Services provides applications for food stamps, housing, medical and financial assistance and other services.
• Mapping Your Future - Paying for College
• Federal Student Aid Information Center (call toll-free) at 1-800-4-FED AID or (1-800-433-3243)
• Financial Aid Facts
• Department of Education
• Student Aid on the Web
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Consolidation Information
• Parent College Guide
• Maximize Your Financial Aid
• IRSRecovery
• Ed.gov
• Solutions for Borrowers Who are Having Trouble Repaying Education Loans

Public Assistance/Information

• United States Department of Health & Human Services
• Maine Department of Health and Human Services
• Maine Department of Labor
• Maine Government Website
• Career Center
• Unemployment
• Unemployment Benefits
• Call/Dial 211 for Directory Assistance
• Find appropriate service:www.211maine.org
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Opportunity.gov
• Maine Career Center/Training
• Maine Career Center.com/opportunity
• To find a Maine Career Center call 1- 888-457-8883
• Careeronestop.org
• Maine.gov/education/highered/index.htm
• File4UI.com
• Contact Unemployment claims representative at 1-800-593-7660
• To locate 12 Department of Labor Career Centers, go to: mainelibraries.com/main/search  - to find a local library
• Maine UI benefit screen print of your UI benefit information
• Complete a FAFSA/Apply for a Pell Grant at www.fafsa.gov
• Call the Department of Edcuation to request a paper FAFSA at 1-800-433-3243
• RE: President' Training Initiative: Before enrolling in an education or training program, call 207-621-5101

Dept. of Health and Human Services: Office of Integrated Access and Support

• Alternative Aid Assistance - contact Dawn Mulcahey at: 207-287-6426.
• Aspire/Tanf  - contact Liz Ray at: 207-287-4733
• Aspire/Jet - contact Liz Ray at: 207-287-4733
• Child Support - call: 207-624-4100
• Emergency Assistance - contact Dawn Mulcahey at: 207-287-6426
• Food Supplements - contact Karen L. Curtis at: 207-287-7118
• General Assistance - contact Cindy Boyd at: 207-287-3457
• Medical Asssitance - contact 207-287-4076
• Parents as Scholars - contact Dawn Mulcahey at: 207-287-6426
• TANF - Dawn Mulchey at: 207-287-6426
• More detailed information regarding items listed in this section is available at: www.maine.gov/dhhs/oias

Other Maine Links:

• Pine Tree Legal Family Law Help Online - www.ptla.org
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence - www.mcedv.org
• Maine Department of Human Services  - www.maine.gov/dhhs
• Maine Equal Justice Project www.pcadv.org
• Immigrant Legal Advocay Project (ILAP) www.immigrantlegaladvocacy.org
• Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault - www.mecasa.org
• Maine Department of Public Safety - Crime Statistics http://www.maine.gov/dps/cim/crime_in_maine/cim.htm

Other Important Maine/Aroostook County Numbers:

• AMHC Rape Crisis - 1-800-550-3304
• AMHC Suicide Hotline 1-800-432-7805
• Aroostook County Action Program 1-800-432-7881
• Bureau of Children with Special Needs  207-764-2120
• Catholic Charities of Maine  207-498-2575
• Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-452-1999
• Homeless Shelter Presque Isle 207-764-4125
• Legal Services for the Elderly 1-800-442-2092
• Martha & Mary's Soup Kitchen 207-764-0758
• Parent Talk-Line 1-800-686-5633
• Pine Tree Legal Assistance 207-622-4731
• Volunteer Lawyers Project 1-800-442-4293

Local Assistance:

• Good Shepard Thrift Shop

           54  West Main Street (downtown Fort Kent)

           Fort Kent Me  04743

           Tel.: 207-834-7166

• The Greater Fort Kent Ecumenical Food Pantry

  229 West Main St., Suite 103 (downtown Fort Kent)

  Fort Kent, ME 04743

  Tel.: 207-834-4126