Southfield Youth Assistance Scholarship Guidelines

  1. Applicant family must meet HUD financial guidelines regarding income
  2. Applications must be completed in full and have supporting documents attached. Due to HUD rules and regulations the application must list the race of the child and all family members. Of most importance the application must also indicate where a payment is to be sent.
  3. Financial supporting documents must include one of the following to show household income: most recent IRS 1040, SSI/Social Security letter, or School Free Lunch approval. The income proof must list the name of the child. The income proof must also indicate an address within the cities of Southfield or Lathrup Village. If the address is outside of these cities then proof of residency must be included with the application.
  4. Child must be a resident of the City of Southfield or Lathrup Village (public or private). Non-residents of either city, but with a child enrolled within either city, should apply to the Youth Assistance office is the city where they live.
  5. Only one activity request per application and only one application per child per SYA fiscal year. The maximum grant allowable, per child, is $200 per SYA fiscal year. However, a second request may be approved on an exception basis for special circumstances and/or if the request is from a caseload family. Scholarships will be limited to participant fees only (excluding uniforms, costumes and other fees attached to the activity.) Submission does not guarantee approval.
  6. A maximum grant allowable, per family, of $400 per SYA fiscal year, which is July 1st to June 30th.
  7. Applicant families must be willing to contribute at least 10% toward cost of activity that grant request is made for. Waived when activity is over $220 and we are only approving the maximum of $200. (If activity cost is $400 family will be paying the $200 difference, which is higher than 10%, required.)
  8. Applicant requesting a grant this year, who was awarded a grant in the previous year, must have submitted an Evaluation Form covering the previous grant. Failure to have received an Evaluation Form is grounds for automatic rejecting of current application.
  9. Rejected application resubmissions may be returned to Southfield Youth Assistance to be reconsidered.
  10. Where feasible all activities will utilize facilities inside the Cities of Southfield or Lathrup Village, or within the Southfield School System.
  11. Requests for summer school will be considered on a case-by-case basis. As a general rule Southfield Youth Assistance will not pay for more then one (1) credit of summer school.
  12. Certain requests, i.e., tutoring, summer school, etc., require a letter of recommendation from the child's teacher or counselor and indicate how activity will help child.
  13. Grant requests, once approved, cannot be changed or altered. If the child no longer wants to take part in the approved activity the parent must submit a new application for a different activity, if so desired. If, however, the activity is canceled due to a lack of participation, then with the approval of the Skill Building committee another activity can be chosen, as long as the dollar amount is the same.

As with all guidelines exceptions will always arise and will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Any request for exception must be discussed with the chairperson of Southfield Youth Assistance prior to approval.

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Updated 10/28/11