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City funding keeps Champions after‑school scholarships running; council approves $400,000 amendment on consent agenda
Summary
The city has provided roughly $1.2 million since 2021 to subsidize the Hillsborough School District’s Champions after‑school program. City and district officials described the program’s meals, enrichment and scholarship structure and noted the council approved a $400,000 contract amendment on the consent agenda to continue scholarships.
Hillsborough city and school district leaders told a joint meeting April 1 that the city has provided about $1,200,000 since 2021 to support after‑school programming delivered by the Hillsborough School District and its Champions partner, and councilors approved a $400,000 contract amendment on the consent agenda to sustain scholarships.
City Manager Robbie Hammond summarized the funding history during the joint session: “We have provided about 1,200,000.0 since 2021 towards, after school programming, and we're about to approve $400,000 tonight.” The $400,000 figure was listed as an amendment on the city council’s consent agenda, which passed by roll call later in the meeting.
District officials described how the Champions program operates. Franchesca Sinappi, equity…
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