Parents as Scholars

Parents as Scholars May Be for YOU! outreach poster (March 2012) Help us spread the word about this program for TANF eligible parents who want to go to college.

What Happens to My Benefits When I Get a Job and Leave TANF? (updated October 2008)

Maine Educational Opportunity Center (February 2009)

What are YOUR RIGHTS If A Health Problem Makes It Hard To Participate In ASPIRE or PaS (Reviewed March 2009)

Do You Want to be in School, but Worry about a Full-Time Course Load? Here are the PaS Rules. (Reviewed April 2004) 

MEJP in the news: Maine Supports Welfare Moms Going to College Women's eNews (November 2003)

Policy Papers

The Parents as Scholars Program: A Maine Success Story Publication of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center (October 2008; .pdf file)

Parents as Scholars: Education Works (March 2002)
(Click here to view the booklet in its original print version. This is a large .pdf file that may be hard to download.)