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CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT <br /> SCHOLARSHIP POLICY <br /> <br />Purpose Statement <br />The purpose of the City of New Brighton’s scholarship fund is to provide access to the City’s <br />recreation and leisure services to those residents who may need financial assistance. <br /> <br />Qualifications <br />1. Recipients must be a New Brighton resident. In the case of a minor, the requesting <br />parent or legal guardian must be a New Brighton resident. (The minor’s permanent <br />address and telephone number should be used for registration purposes, even if it is not <br />a New Brighton address.) <br />2. Individuals or families requesting financial assistance must provide documentation <br />showing they qualify according to the following guidelines. (Gross Wage). These <br />guidelines are the same as the free and reduced lunch guidelines used by the School <br />District. Prospective scholarship recipients can provide a copy of the approval form from <br />the School District which satisfies that they met the guidelines for this scholarship <br />program. <br /> <br />INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES <br />Use the income chart below to see if you qualify for the free or reduced price meal <br />program. <br />Effective July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 <br />Household <br />Size Annual Month Twice Per <br />Month <br />Every Two <br />Weeks Week <br />1 $23,107 $1,926 $963 $889 $445 <br />2 $31,284 $2,607 $1,304 $1,204 $602 <br />3 $39,461 $3,289 $1,645 $1,518 $759 <br />4 $47,638 $3,970 $1,985 $1,833 $917 <br />5 $55,815 $4,652 $2,326 $2,147 $1,074 <br />6 $63,992 $5,333 $2,667 $2,462 $1,231 <br />7 $72,169 $6,015 $3,008 $2,776 $1,388 <br />8 $80,346 $6,696 $3,348 $3,091 $1,546 <br />For EACH additional family member, add: <br /> $8,177 $682 $341 $315 $158 <br /> <br /> <br />Guidelines <br />1. Recipients will receive a scholarship equal to 50% of the resident program fee. <br />2. Each recipient can receive a maximum of $100 in scholarships annually or a maximum <br />of $250 per family annually. Regular calendar year Jan. – Dec. <br />3. All recreation and leisure services provided by the City of New Brighton are eligible <br />except the following: <br />o Adult team sports <br />o Extended travel/trips <br />o Birthday parties <br />o Contracted programs. All scholarship requests should be referred to the <br />contracting agency <br />o Any programs with an already reduced rate i.e. group priced programs, etc. <br />o Any activity with a daily fee <br />o Facility rentals, i.e. pool, gym <br />o Forestry services <br />o Memberships to the NBCC (fitness classes are eligible) <br />o Ed-Ventures <br />o Private instructional programs (personal training, private swim lessons, private <br />soccer lessons, private tennis lessons) <br />o Others as determined by the Director of Parks & Recreation