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LEAD New Futuro Updates: resources to share with your networks, 04/10/2013

We invite you to visit NewFuturo.com/LEAD and join the movement!  Dear LEAD NetRoots Associates, We want to take this time to send you some updates (below): resources to share with your networks as well as some other opportunities that may be helpful to people you know. LEAD and New Futuro partner to provide parents and students FREE culturally relevant, bilingual information on how to prepare, plan and apply for college. You will have access to:  - Free Scholarships For College - Bilingual Educational Resources For Families - Ongoing College and Career Guidance A fully bilingual digital platform with the LARGEST Hispanic scholarship database is available to you online; not to mention, hundreds of world class partners to help Latino families successfully navigate the U.S. educational system.  It is simple to access these great resources.  Just click here: NewFuturo.com/LEAD How to Fill  out a College Application, by Elizabeth Romero Fuerte: Just like it sounds like: An instructional guide on how to fill out a college application. College Plan Step 9. English: http://bit.ly/UZv97x       Spanish: http://bit.ly/10HuIwc  3 Funny FAFSA Videos, by Maya Escobar: Now that heavy FAFSA season is over, make sure you don't miss it. Check out these three funny videos to get motivated to fill out the FAFSA. College Plan Step 10. English: http://bit.ly/10N85Fw     Spanish: http://bit.ly/Zd2sjR  What Is Included in the Cost of College?, by Colton Jessie: There's more to the cost of college than just tuition; there's also room & board, books & supplies, fees, equipment, and travel expenses to account for. Knowing the total cost of attending college is the best way to start developing your paying for college strategy; this article will give you a rundown on what to expect of the total costs of college. English: http://bit.ly/ZJghp2      Spanish: http://bit.ly/10HvN7d  The Dream is Now TrailerThe Dream is Now tells the stories of undocumented youth and their families who are desperate to earn their citizenship in the only country they've ever called home. The film will premiere this month in Washington DC then screen on college campuses and in communities across the country to raise awareness of the urgent need to reform America's immigration laws.www.thedreamisnow.org If you are interested in having a screening in your community, please email:film@thedreamisnow.org  Scholarships & Programs Additional Scholarship Resources: www.newfuturo.com/tracker. Have you ever spent hours and hours in front of a computer researching scholarships? I have. I would also spent hours organizing them online or had to print them if I wanted to "save" them myself. New Futuro's scholarship tracker is a simple and easy way to look for and save scholarship searches. By creating a profile at New Futuro, you can save them to your profile and go back to review when you have more time! Our database houses THOUSANDS of scholarships for first gen and minority students! Check it out www.newfuturo.com/tracker MALDEF Scholarship Guide! This wonderful packet has a list of many scholarships for your students - for both undocumented and documented students! http://www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/2012-2013_MALDEF_Scholarship_List.pdf  For more information, please contact: Linda Vasquez, Director of Partnerships 310-490-4887 linda@newfuturo.com Thank you - Gracias, EM --------------------------------------------------- Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Ph.D.  Executive Director - LEAD Organization  5500 University Parkway / Room CE-305 San Bernardino, CA 92407emurillo@csusb.edu Tel: 909-537-5632 Fax: 909-537-7040 --  Join or learn more about LEAD activities, events or programs on any of our social networks, partnerships or education projects  --  LEAD - Latino Education Projects