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Lynnsie Hagman is a first-generation college student. When she was preparing to graduate high school, she had no idea how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a crucial step in accessing federal funds to pay for college. Then, she met her mentor at Human Services Center Mon Valley.
The local nonprofit runs a college- and career-readiness program for low-income high school seniors, which Hagman joined. Her mentor, an employee at the nonprofit, helped her finish the application, known as the FAFSA. Now 20 years old, Hagman largely credits the program for helping her enroll — and stay — in college.
“I don’t think I would have been able to figure all that out on my own,” said Hagman, who’s studying early childhood education at Slippery Rock University.
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