ADVISORY/Students and Families Invited to L.A. Free Cash For College Financial Aid Workshops, January 24.

Business Editors/Education Writers

ADVISORY...for Saturday (Jan. 24)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

   WHAT: Free financial aid workshops for high school students and
         parents will be held throughout Los Angeles.  Experts will
         help families to complete the complicated application forms
         necessary to access Cal Grants and most other college
         financial aid.  The workshops are part of the award-winning
         L.A. Free Cash for College Project, a program designed to
         expand access to education for L.A. families.

         The average college graduate now will make $1 million over
         his or her lifetime than someone with just a high school
         diploma.  College financial aid is available to all
         students, regardless of income or immigration status.

   WHEN: L.A. Free Cash for College Day, January 24, 2004
         9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  WHERE: High schools, community colleges and community centers
         throughout Los Angeles:

         - Belmont High School - 1575 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles
         - Canoga Park High School - 6850 Topanga Canyon Boulevard,
           Canoga Park
         - East Los Angeles College - 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez,
           Monterey Park
         - El Proyecto - 9030 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Sun Valley
         - Fremont High School - 7676 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles
         - Kennedy High School - 11254 Gothic Avenue, Granada Hills
         - Lincoln High School - 3501 N. Broadway, Los Angeles
         - Los Angeles City College - 855 N. Vermont Avenue, Los
           Angeles
         - Los Angeles Harbor College - 1111 Figueroa Place,
           Wilmington
         - Los Angeles Mission College - 13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar
         - Los Angeles Southwest College - 1600 Imperial Highway, Los
           Angeles
         - Los Angeles Trade-Technical College - 400 W. Washington
           Boulevard, Los Angeles
         - Los Angeles Valley College - 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley
           Glen
         - Monroe High School - 9229 Haskell Avenue, North Hills
         - Pierce College - 6201 Winnetka Avenue, Woodland Hills
         - Venice High School - 13000 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles

CONTACT: Visit www.lafreecashforcollege.org or call 213-482-9847 for a
         list of the information students must bring to complete the
         financial aid forms.