Scholarship Action Team
Increasing access to summertime programming for k-12 youth in La Plata County.
La Plata County
Our Approach
Strategy #1
Team UP Summer Scholarship Program focuses on reducing barriers to participation in summer activities: cost of programming, inclusivity and belonging, and ease of enrollment.
Key Actions
Supported 179 youth in attending summer programming through providing full or partial scholarships to ten different youth-serving organizations across the county in 2023
RExpecting to serve more than double the amount of youth through our 15 different project partners in the Summer of 2024
Resources
Strategy #2
Increasing family awareness of programming through strong collaboration and outreach across organizations
Key Actions
Created a network of 15 youth-serving organizations who share updates and support one another with family outreach with the collective goal of getting more youth involved in summer programming
