Summer camp scholarships are available to income-eligible children through Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division.

Families with children who are entering first through sixth grade and are between the ages of 5 and 12 may apply for scholarships. Students attending approved special needs camps up to 17 years old are also eligible.

How to apply:

Summer camp scholarship applications will be accepted electronically and by mail beginning on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. To submit an electronic application please use the link below.  Applications may also be hand delivered or mailed to the Community Assistance Division at 110 W. Rich Ave., DeLand, FL 32720.

To submit an electronic application, visit www.volusia.org/community_assistance/applications. 

Children with health insurance miss fewer days of school, and applying for Florida KidCare is easy.  Any family can apply, and many pay $20 or less per month to insure their children.  Most pay nothing at all.  Click ?he??re for additional information with local support in applying. 

https://www.vcsedu.org/student-health-services/florida-kidcare-health-insurance

All students participating in an afterschool activity/club/or tutoring, are eligible to receive a free afterschool snack on the day their club/team meets! You just have to be registered with the program to receive the meal. It is served every day when the dismissal bell rings right in front of the cafeteria.

Reminding students to secure their online accounts by changing their passwords. 

To better ensure the safety and security of our Volusia County Schools students, all students should change their online password used to sign-in to digital resources, including VPortal. All students can conveniently change their password right inside of VPortal. To complete this process, please visit our webpage https://www.vcsedu.org/urgent-information for detailed instructions on how to change your student password.

https://www.vcsedu.org/schoolwaycafe/free-and-reduced-meal-applications

All students must have a current school ID worn on a lanyard.  Both were provided at no cost.  However, if they lose their ID or leave it at home, they are required to purchase a replacement ID/lanyard for $5.00.  If they do not have the $5.00 on them then a $5.00 obligation will be generated and must be paid in order to clear the obligation. 

Volusia County Schools is now participating in a state mandated program called Fortify Florida. Any student, educator, parent or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or www.getfortifyfl.com.

"The release of this anonymous reporting system will assist us in helping keep our campuses safe," said chief operating officer Greg Akin. "It gives everyone an avenue to assist us in gathering critical information to prevent unsafe behaviors on our campuses."

The app, which is available for download on Apple and Android mobile devices, is critical to ensuring all Florida schools are safe environments where students and educators can experience and share the joy of learning without fear.

For more information, view this slideshow: https://youtu.be/B3QaWJilhc8

https://www.getfortifyfl.com/