Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore

Csfb knows that parents want to choose a school for their children that will meet their needs - socially, academically, emotionally and structurally. Our mission is to provide the choice to every family - regardless of income level. Concurrent with public education reforms in Baltimore, privately-funded school choice remains an option that hundreds of families want for their children - there are consistently more than 900 students from 400 families on our waiting list. Csfb is the only non-profit organization in Baltimore city that awards kindergarten-8th grade scholarships to low-income families without regard to gender, race, grades or test scores, ethinicity or religioius belief. The only requirements are that our families:1. Meet csfb income eligibility - at or below 270% of the federal poverty level;2. Contribute a minimum of $500 per year per child in tuition;3. Reside in Baltimore city;4. Ensure that their children maintian a 90% attendance rate at school.we believe that a student's economic status should be neither a barrier to the school of his or her choice, nor a variable in his or her success in school and in life. These scholarships enable children to build critical academic and social skills - ensuring long-term success.