[nfbwatlk] About scholarships and Programs

[Jedi]

You'll want a green card first. I don't think you can get an SSN until 
you've taken the citizenship test and become a citizen of the U.S. Good luck.

Respectfully,
Jedi


Original message:
> Hello:
> Thank you for your help! really. I wonder if getting a Social
> Security Number is just a matter of going to the closest Social
> Security office to my place, or filing for a green card (which I
> don't even have yet) Any comments are welcome.

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Sellers" <robertsellers500 at comcast.net
>> To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:44:34 -0800
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] About scholarships and Programs


>> Hmp,

>> You have a good attitude and desire, with Federation training and
> philosophy
>> you should be quite successful.

>> Do you have access to your birth certificate?
>> Do you have a telephone number that you can be contacted on?

>> If you don't want to share your phone number on this list, please
> contact me
>> and we should be able to assist you in guiding you in getting a
> social
>> security number.

>> My email address is:
>> Robertsellers500 at comcast.net

>> Bob Sellers




>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of hmp
>> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 4:50 PM
>> To: NfbWaTlk at nfbNet.org
>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] About scholarships and Programs

>> To Whom It may Concern:
>>     I am a regular blind high school student and I am a senior.
>> I attend Eisenhower High School in Yakima, WA. I want to get
>> scholarships and also I would like to get services and attend
>> transition programs that would help me be independent and a
>> successful adult. Today I turn 19 years old, and I am planning to
>> maybe graduate this year.
>>     However, I arrived to the U.S. four years ago and I am not a
>> legal resident/immigrant. I currently live in the state of
>> Washington and they say they cannot help me because I don't have
>> a Social Security Number. I can't apply for any financial aid
>> because of the same issue. In addition, just exactly two years
>> ago I tried to attend a program that helps blind students with
>> Orientation and Mobility (O&M), get independent and competent,
>> and also get a job. This was the YES program or Bridge program
>> (not sure which one exactly it is). This program was offered to
>> me during the summer time. So, just when I was filling out the
>> application I come across the "social Security" question, and
>> this totally put a big huge gate in front of me and I can't open
>> it so far. I mean, I totally missed the boat. It was a good
>> opportunity. I would like to be able to do these things in my
>> life and expand my horizons farther; open my wings to fly in
>> life.
>>     If there is any information regarding programs and services,
>> scholarships to get higher education, and any type of aid I can
>> get without a social security number, I would like to know. Any
>> comments on this are welcome. And as I said, I am going to be
>> successful in life and I'm not going to give up. I want to be a
>> totally independent blind adult, live and work successfully, and
>> get a career. Thanks.

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