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Enroll in the Summer Camps and Enrichment Activities (SCEA) program

Who is eligible to enroll

Children and youth who are residents of the County of Santa Clara, must be between the ages of 0-18 years old AND must meet one of the conditions below. For low income families, children and youth must be ages 5-18 years old. The open enrollment date will be March 2, 2025.

  • Adoption – Children and Youth adopted through the Juvenile Division of the Superior Court of CA. 
  • Foster Care – Children and Youth placed (by court order) outside their home in a resource (foster) home, with a relative caregiver or Non-Related Extended Family Member (NREFM). These children and youth have an attorney.
  • Kinship Care – Children and Youth living with relative through guardianship but not in court-ordered foster care. Child/Youth does not have an attorney.
  • Low Income – Families, receiving public assistance (Medi-Cal, CalFresh or CalWORKs).  
  • Probation – Probation - Receiving Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) services from the probation department but youth DO NOT have court case.
  • Receiving DFCS Services – Receiving voluntary family maintenance, voluntary family reunification, informal supervision or differential response services from Department of Family & Children's Services and contracted agencies.

Please make sure you have all of these documents before beginning the application

  • Camp info
  • Proof of enrollment
  • Cost of summer camp / activity OR Proof of payment (If seeking reimbursement)

Sample documentation

Sample receipt