Helping Hands Scholarship

Helping Hands Scholarship

Helping Hands Scholarship & Transportation 

2023-2024 Program Guidelines

Purpose: The Brea Resource Center assists income-eligible Brea residents with a scholarship for childcare purposes. For the 2023-2024 school year, annual after school program fees are $750 (full payment) or $780 (payment plan). Qualified residents will be eligible for a full or partial scholarship. Partial Scholarship covers a student’s registration fee of $150. Payments will then be auto-debited the 1st of the month starting September 1st and ending March 1st. Payments are $90 per month/per child. A late fee of $25 is automatically charged to any payments that do not go through. Applications are due by July 5, 2023.

How to apply: Complete the application form and return to the Brea Resource Center along with copies (we will NOT make copies) of the documents listed on the application. 

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNLESS ALL DOCUMENTS ARE PRESENTED. APPROVALS WILL BE BASED ON NEED AND ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL AFTER JULY 5.

THE VAN LOTTERY WILL BE DRAWN ON JULY 17  AND PHONE CALLS WILL BE MADE WITHIN 72 HOURS.

DUE TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO RETURN DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED WITH YOUR APPLICATION. PLEASE INCLUDE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS. WE WILL DESTROY DOCUMENTS AFTER THEY ARE PROCESSED.

All information and data on the application will be verified. The application will be maintained by the Agency staff in a Program file, all other materials relating to eligibility will be destroyed. Please note there may be up to a two-week waiting period for approval of application.