Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, D-Castro Valley, invites parents and high school students to attend a “Cash for College” workshop where prospective college students can learn how to apply for a Cal Grant. Such grants help pay for college and do not have to be repaid.

The workshop schedule is:

January 10 • Tennyson High School • 6:30-8:30pm • 27035 Whitman St., Hayward

January 15 • Mt. Eden High School • 7:00-8:30pm • 2300 Panama St., Hayward

January 23 • Castro Valley High School • 6:30-8:30pm • 19400 Santa Maria Ave., Castro Valley

January 24 • San Leandro High School • 7:00-8:30pm • 2200 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro

January 29 • Hayward High School • 7:00-8:30pm • 1633 East Ave., Hayward

February 2 • Latino Education Summit @ CSUEB • 10am-1:30pm • 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward

February 5 • Dublin High School • 6:30-8:00pm • 8151 Village Pkwy., Dublin

February 7 • Village High School • 7:00-8:30pm • 4645 Bernal Ave., Pleasanton

February 23 • Chabot College, Cafeteria – Bldg. 2300 • 9:00am-12:30pm • 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward. (For more information and to pre-register, visit www.chabotcollege.edu/FinAid/festivalworkshop.asp)

February 28 • Chabot College, Building 300 • 6:00-8:00pm • 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward

Here’s what you need to bring to the workshop:

1. Bring student and parent social security numbers (and alien registration numbers if you are not a U.S. citizen). If you don’t have either, come anyway to find out about scholarships.

2. Bring your family’s most recent federal tax forms like 1040, W-2, bank statements, etc. You will not have to reveal this information to anyone, but you will need it to complete the forms. If your family’s 2007 federal tax returns are not ready yet, bring 2006 tax returns for estimating. (To locate a free tax preparation center in your neighborhood call 1-800-358-8832 or visit: www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org EarnIt!KeepIt!SaveIt! is a program of the United Way of the Bay Area. )

3. Submit a Cal Grant GPA verification form (or the release form) to your counselor before March 2. Get the form from your counselor, or print one from the California Student Aid Commission website: www.csac.ca.gov

For more information, call call 510-238-9450 or visit the East Bay California Cash for College Coalition at www.eastbayconsortium.org.

Photo of Mary Hayashi provided by her Assembly office.