Swim Safe Scholarship

The City of Sacramento Swim Safe Scholarship offers FREE aquatics programs to people demonstrating financial need. Eligible programs are swim lessons, swim team, and junior lifeguard camps, which are offered at pools throughout the city. Applicants who qualify receive a credit for the current aquatics season toward the cost of eligible City of Sacramento Aquatics programs.

Download an application form

How to Qualify

1. Complete the Swim Safe Scholarship application.

2. Attach required documentation verifying the applicant currently receives assistance from any one of the following programs: WIC, EBT/CalFresh, TANF, or MediCal. Accepted documentation must include the name of the participant or legal guardian and the name of the qualifying program.

3. Send your completed application and documentation to swimsafe@cityofsacramento.org

4. Within 21 days, a staff member will notify you of your Swim Safe Scholarship application status and how to register for eligible aquatics programs.

Please allow up to 21 days for application processing. Applicants must be approved and processed, and applicants must be registered for the eligible program prior to beginning the activity.

 

Applicants must provide documentation* of current enrollment in any of the following programs, an addition to a completed application:

  • WIC
  • EBT/CalFresh
  • Medical
  • TANF

*Documentation must include the applicant’s or legal guardian’s name and the name of the qualifying program*

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