Updated Payment Schedule and Cancellation Options for 2025 Summer Camp

Published on March 24, 2025

dpr staff
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) acknowledges that the start of 2025 has been challenging for many in our community. With economic uncertainty and job losses—particularly in the federal workforce— we understand that some families may need support with fees for summer camps, programming, preschool programs, and more.  
 
To help families through temporary setbacks, DPR maintains two programs that offer fee reductions for qualifying households: 
  • Fee Reductions (for long term needs): eligible households that provide proof of identity, proof of residency, and proof of financial need may qualify for 25%, 50%, or 75% fee reductions.
  • Financial Hardship Program (for temporary setbacks): eligible households facing recent reduction in income due to job loss, reduction in work hours, change in benefits (ex. Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability) may qualify for a flat 20% fee reduction. If you’ve recently qualified for these programs as of 2025, we will retroactively apply these reductions to your summer camp fees.

To identify if your household qualifies for either of these programs, visit our Fee Reduction and Financial Hardship webpage and apply today.  

Updated Payment Schedule and Cancellation Options for 2025 Summer Camp 
In order to provide families with additional time and flexibility to make difficult decisions about summer camp, DPR has made some temporary adjustments to the 2025 summer camp payment schedule. Click here(PDF, 166KB) to learn more. (En español). 

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