Joe and Mary Bach Athletic Scholarship Endowment

NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Application

YOUTH SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
 
North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) will provide limited number of registration fee scholarships and or an equipment voucher to help kids participate in sports programs in New Bern Area Soccer Association which is based in Craven County’s Creekside Park. Specifically, this scholarship program provides assistance to youths from low income families who are not currently being served by existing programs.
 
Any child who meets the following eligibility criteria who is currently receiving a fee waiver from a sports organization may also be eligible to apply for an equipment voucher.
 
To be eligible for a sport scholarship, a child must:
Qualify for free or reduced school lunch, or be eligible for Social Security Insurance (SSI);
Or, be receiving assistance from one or more of the following programs:
General relief, food stamps, foster care, Medicaid or other qualifying programs;

And ‑ be of school‑age;

And ‑ Make a commitment to attend a minimum of 80% of scheduled practices and games.
 
Priority is given to eligible youth meeting one or more of the criteria below:
Member of a mufti‑child family;

Living in a single parent home;

Recommended by a Department of Family Services social work, Craven County Schools Social Worker, or Religious Community Services;

Applications must be returned by U. S. Mail to:
 
Joe and Mary Bach Athletic Scholarship Endowment
PO Box 3373
New Bern, NC 28564-3373