National Partnerships--U.S. Department of Education

The national partnership between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and Neighborhood Networks was created to provide financial student aid information to residents that attend Neighborhood Networks centers. ED provided financial aid seminars for NN stakeholders at the three FY 2004 Regional Technical Assistance Workshops, and discussed how NN centers could become financial aid resources for their surrounding communities. In addition, the department added a search engine for Neighborhood Networks centers to the "Federal Student Aid for Counselors" Web site, which provides information to middle school, secondary school, and TRIO counselors. This Web site also allows NN center staff to locate local financial aid professionals that can provide their residents with individual assistance.