Thank you for your response.
The problem is that even if I were in contact with him and he was willing to pay for college, his income would be very low ($2,600). Won’t colleges consider this? In my country, the annual income of a middle-class family in USD is around $6,000 and all students from my country that got into need-blind schools had $0 contribution.
The reason why they don’t accept the fee waiver is that they think the parent can pay for a student’s expenses but doesn’t want to? What if even if he was willing to pay, the contribution would be $0?