Organization: CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND BALTIMORE
Mission: TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL THEIR PARENTS CHOOSE.
Activities: CSFB KNOWS THAT PARENTS WANT TO CHOOSE A SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN THAT WILL MEET THEIR NEEDS - SOCIALLY, ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND STRUCTURALLY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE CHOICE TO EVERY FAMILY - REGARDLESS OF INCOME LEVEL. CONCURRENT WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION REFORMS IN BALTIMORE, PRIVATELY-FUNDED SCHOOL CHOICE REMAINS AN OPTION THAT HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES WANT FOR THEIR CHILDREN - THERE ARE CONSISTENTLY MORE THAN 900 STUDENTS FROM 400 FAMILIES ON OUR WAITING LIST. CSFB IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN BALTIMORE CITY THAT AWARDS KINDERGARTEN-8TH GRADE SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITHOUT REGARD TO GENDER, RACE, GRADES OR TEST SCORES, ETHINICITY OR RELIGIOIUS BELIEF. THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT OUR FAMILIES:1. MEET CSFB INCOME ELIGIBILITY - AT OR BELOW 270% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL;2. CONTRIBUTE A MINIMUM OF $500 PER YEAR PER CHILD IN TUITION;3. RESIDE IN BALTIMORE CITY;4. ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN MAINTIAN A 90% ATTENDANCE RATE AT SCHOOL.WE BELIEVE THAT A STUDENT'S ECONOMIC STATUS SHOULD BE NEITHER A BARRIER TO THE SCHOOL OF HIS OR HER CHOICE, NOR A VARIABLE IN HIS OR HER SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ENABLE CHILDREN TO BUILD CRITICAL ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS - ENSURING LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development