Before ISOO:

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

• Largest summer camp scholarships available were 50% of full cost
• 20% of families could not afford to pay the remaining balance and send their children to summer camp
• An additional $15,000 in funding would allow those families unable to pay to receive a full summer camp scholarship

URBANA, ILLINOIS

• 80 families needed approximately $56,000 of scholarship money
• 25% of the families in need did not receive the necessary aid
• The best offers to families generally did not exceed 50% of full cost & many of these scholarships were not accepted
• Typical scholarships were 25% or 33% of full cost, depending on the income of the child's parents

After ISOO:

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

• Champaign Park District awarded 144 summer camp scholarships to underprivileged children
• This was nearly double the amount of scholarships distributed in 2007
• 25% of these scholarships were full grants awarded to families whose income fell below the USDA Free and Reduced Lunch Program ($20,650 for a family of four)

URBANA, ILLINOIS

• Urbana Park District fulfilled 80 scholarship requests
• Many families who requested scholarships had an aggregate family income below the USDA Free and Reduced Lunch Program
• All 80 qualifying children who requested scholarships were able to attend camp completely free of cost