Summer Camp Scholarships Available

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DeLand, FL-Summer camp scholarships are available to income-eligible children and

children with special needs through Volusia County’s Community

Assistance Division.

Families with children ages 5 to 12 who meet residency and income

requirements are encouraged to apply for scholarships. To be eligible,

5-year-old children must have completed kindergarten. Children must be

entering first through sixth grade.

Scholarship awards are based on income-eligibility and will be awarded

according to funding availability.

Scholarship applications will be posted at

www.volusia.org/community_assistance/applications.htm on Monday,

March 14. They also will be available at all Volusia County public

library branches; Parks, Recreation and Culture offices; and the Human

Services offices at 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand; 250 N. Beach St.,

Daytona Beach; 107 E. Canal St., New Smyrna Beach; and 775 Harley

Strickland Blvd., Orange City.

Completed applications will be accepted at these times and locations:

● 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Deltona Regional

Library, 2150 Eustace Ave., Deltona

● 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Woman’s Club,

403 Magnolia St., New Smyrna Beach

● 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the first-floor

training room of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W.

Indiana Ave., DeLand

● 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Daytona Beach

Regional Library at City Island, 105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach

After April 21, applications may be submitted in person or by mail to

the Volusia County Community Assistance Division, 110 W. Rich Ave.,

DeLand, FL 32720. Faxed applications will not be accepted. Incomplete

applications and applications received by mail before April 21 will not

be considered. Eligible applicants will be placed on a waiting list

until an opening becomes available.

For more information call Brittany Scott at 386-736-5955.