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Apply for Thousands of Dollars in College Money Before March 2

The California Student Aid Commission is holding a series of workshops through February to help current and potential college students apply for financial aid.

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Mar Vista Family Center education coordinator Jesus Orozco prepares to unroll a financial aid workshop sign in front of the center on Saturday.

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Mar Vista Family Center education coordinator Jesus Orozco mans the sign in sheet for the "California Cash for College Workshop" on Saturday.

Mar Vista Family Center education coordinator Jesus Orozco displays several financial aid information pamphlets in front of the family center.

Youth program director Blanca Diaz searches her purse for pizza money during the "California Cash for College Workshop" at the Mar Vista Family Center on Saturday.

Parents and students walk to a financial aid workshop at the Mar Vista Family Center on Saturday.

Brenda Woods, Santa Monica College Student Services Specialist, asks "Who wants a million dollars" referencing the limited amount of money a non-college grad will earn in their entire lifetime. Woods facilitated one of the financial aid workshops at the Mar Vista Family Center on Saturday.

William Martinez, a Mar Vista Family Center volunteer and LMU student of the school counseling program, talks with education coordinator Jesus Orozco outside of a financial aid workshop on Saturday.

Education director Jesus Orozco tries to recruit college student Maria Galvan for a youth program at the Mar Vista Family Center on Saturday.

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On Saturday, the Mar Vista Family Center hosted a series of workshops that focused on providing low-income parents and students with information about state and federal scholarships, grants and loan options.

“California Cash for College Workshops,” is a partnership program with the California Student Aid Commission and is running workshops invarious Los Angeles locations until March 2, the deadline for financial aid applications.

The next Santa Monica financial aid workshop will be held at Santa Monica High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

“These workshops are open to everyone, but hopefully we can wrench out the community h

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