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Parks staff report large increases in youth scholarship use after process changes; board praises program
Summary
PARD staff told the board that scholarship access and utilization have increased after streamlining renewals, adding online applications, increasing funds from the Austin Parks Foundation and creating early summer‑camp registration for scholarship recipients; the board read and approved a letter of support.
Parks department staff briefed the board March 20 on changes to the youth financial aid and scholarship program that department managers said have substantially increased access and utilization.
What staff told the board: Kristin McCarthy, division manager for recreation services, and Davin Bjornis, program manager, described reforms dating to about 2014 that the department recently expanded. Key changes include automatic enrollment through partnerships with Austin Energy and AISD community…
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