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The Park District of Oak Park provides financial aid opportunities for Oak Park residents of all ages. These are available to assist under-resourced individuals and families participate in Park District of Oak Park programs. Assistance includes:
All you need to apply is:
Additionally, the Park District of Oak Park is offering a separate tiered discount for specific childcare programs to Oak Park residents with dependent children entering kindergarten through age 14. This is separate from the Scholarship program but you may choose to apply one, the other, or both.Â
NEW: The PDOP has been awarded a grant from the OPRFCF (Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation) in the amount of $6,000 through their Youth Engagement Scholarship (YES) Funds to be used as additional funding for children to attend Summer Camps 2023. Please complete your YES fund application if you are registering for Summer Camps and have already or will end up using all your PDOP scholarship funds. The deadline to submit your application is March 15th. Since the funding is limited and demand may be high, funds will likely be limited between $100-$300 per eligible child and will follow our scholarship income guidelines to determine your % fees covered.
Eligible individuals and families must satisfy the following criteria:
Depending on your household size and income, qualifying households may get 75%, 55%, or 35% of fees covered toward registration fees up to $300 maximum per person with no maximum per household.
…OR…
2.) Fill out the PDF version and email it to info@pdop.org or mail it to: Customer Service, Park District of Oak Park, 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. Â
**Once your application has been approved, the funds will be available in January 2023. Approvals are sent out via email.
There are two methods of submission:
**Once your application has been approved, the funds will be available in January 2022. Approvals are sent out via email.
Want to donate to the PDOP financial assistance? Donations can be accepted through our registration software Amilia.
Questions about our scholarship? Reach out to manager Scott Sekulich above for your inquiries, as well as any registration questions. You may call or email with any questions you may have regarding the program.