• Town youth sports

• Music lessons

• Art lessons

• Karate

• Gymnastic Lessons

• Dance

• Certain club teams

• Summer camps that are not focused on one art/ music/sports development

• Any sleepover camps

• Strictly Educational Programs

• Several activities at one time for one child. We have a strict one activity at a time policy.

ConfiKids funds children on a Quarterly basis.

Our Quarters are as follows:

• January 1 - March 31

• April 1 – June 30

• July 1 – September 30

• October 1 – December 31

If funds have been depleted before a Quarter end date, we will close the Quarter and reopen the next Quarter. If your application is declined due to lack of funds, please resubmit your child’s application at the start of the next Quarter.

Our first priority is to children for whom we are already funding programs. Our mission is to allow their confidence to grow rather than end their funding, and possibly the training. This is not a guarantee of continual funding, but it is our objective.

• Anyone (parent, guardian, teacher, etc.) can be the “applicant” and apply on behalf of a child.

• Each child requires their own application. One application listing more than one child on it will be rejected.

• Meet Confikids financial eligibility requirement by submitting any one of the following letters:

  1) a letter from your child's school stating that the child receives free lunch based on a financial need. Typically, this letter is called a Direct Certification letter. (Schools are serving free lunch per the state’s free lunch policy, but to meet ConfiKids’ financial need requirement, we need to receive the letter from the child’s school stating that the child receives free lunch based on a financial need, NOT a letter referencing the free lunch program offered by the State Massachusetts.

  OR

  2) a copy of a current MA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) letter

  OR

  3) a current MA Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) letter

• Speak with the business/organization you want your child to attend to let them know of your interest and obtain the start and finish dates and the price per month of the program for the child, along with a contact name, email, and phone number for ConfiKids to contact them. You will need this to complete the online application.

• Fill out the online application here in its entirety (missing information delays the process).

• Email a copy of the school letter, SNAP or TAFDC confirming the child qualifies for free lunch based on financial need to natalie@confikids.org.

• Applications are not reviewed until we receive a copy of the the above mentioned verification letters. We will hold your application open for 10 business days to receive your letter. If not received, your application will be declined, but you can submit a new application when you have the letter.

Once the application and a financial eligibility form are received, ConfiKids will then review the application. Please note – we will not review any application until all paperwork has been submitted.

ConfiKids often needs to communicate directly with the Business/Organization for which you are requesting funding to confirm enrollment and pricing.

ConfiKids will then let you know whether you are approved or denied for funding. Please note – this process takes 3-5 weeks to complete. Please feel free to check in on your child’s application but we cannot rush any application through the process due to the volume of applications we review.

If you are denied but would like further explanation, please reach out to us at coordinator@confikids.org.

If your application is accepted, we will notify you and issue payment directly to the business for the child’s enrollment into the requested activity once we confirm your child is registered. We will not pay a parent directly for reimbursement of a program.

Once a child is accepted, ConfiKids asks that if the child then chooses not to participate, or suffers an injury or illness preventing them from completing the activity, you email us and let us know. In many cases, we can request a refund from the business, which will allow us to help your child in the future, or another child in need.