Financial Aid through Tiered Pricing
In short, the process is simple...
If you qualify for aid, you will be able to choose one of our lowest price tiers. If you don’t, you can still choose our slightly discounted rate (Tier III).
Thanks for taking the initiative to get your “kid to camp.”
We sincerely hope the aid we can offer is enough to help make it possible for your child to attend.
The below household size and income chart shows whether or not you qualify for Tier I or II.
For Summer Camps we require the Tier 1-3 Qualification Form (found here).
This form helps us get money back for the meals we serve during the summer via the Summer Food Service Program, which is one part of making these discounted rates available.
For Winter Camps we need one of these
- Tier 1-3 Qualification Form (found here) from the prior summer or
- your free/reduced lunch letter from school or
- your prior year 1040.
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
The program is sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Vermont Agency of Education. It exists to help make sure school age children have enough nutritional content in between school years.
The SFSP program does not discriminate against anyone. Please see the statement here.
Please mail the required form to the camp or email to camp@bethanybirches.org.
Do I Qualify?
Guidance for Social Service Agencies, Churches, and Other 3rd Party Payers
Please remember that these rates are heavily subsidized. We work hard to raise money for campers who can’t pay. You can help! If you have a friend, family member, church, community organization or someone else who can help pay, please take a higher tier and get their help. OR, they can make a donation straight to the camp. If you can get even a little help from another source, we’ll be able to help more kids get here! Also, you could volunteer time. During programs there is much to do and in the off seasons we need help with cleaning, maintenance, print and digital design. If you have a skill we can probably use it! Email camp@bethanybirches.org to give time.
If the party paying for camp is an organization (not an individual person), they should assume a minimum of tier III. As tier IV is our cost, we invite everyone to pay that as their financial ability allows. If your organisation cannot afford tier III, yet would like to send a child, please contact us regarding a special arrangement.