VINTON BOOSTER CLUB
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GUIDELINES
Vinton Booster Club Incorporated, “VBC,” operates to give each and every child in the East Roanoke County community with the desire to participate in Roanoke County Parks and Recreation youth team sports the opportunity to do so. VBC recognizes that there is a cost to participating in each sport and those expenses for participating sometimes prevent a child from being able to do so. As a result, VBC has the following scholarship policy to ensure that all children regardless of financial circumstances have the opportunity to participate:
VBC will award scholarships from a budgeted scholarship pool for each sport in the form of
discounts to each sport's participation fee. Scholarship consideration will be given to those
children whose families meet the following criteria:
1. Registration Requirement
a. If a child HAS PARTICIPATED in VBC activities previously, the child MUST be registered to participate BEFORE the start of late registration.
b. If a child has not previously participated in any VBC activity, VBC will extend scholarship consideration to the end of late registration.
2. Income Requirement
a. Families with incomes that fall under 150% of federal poverty guidelines published annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will qualify for scholarship consideration. The link to the website is https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines. The 2018 chart is:
| Number in Family | | Poverty Level | 150% of Poverty Level |
| 2 | | $16,460 | $24,690 |
| 3 | | $20,780 | $31,170 |
| 4 | | $25,100 | $37,650 |
| 5 | | $29,420 | $44,130 |
| 6 | | $33,740 | $50,160 |
| 7 | | $38,060 | $57,090 |
| 8 | | $42,380 | $63,570 |
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBER ADD $4,320 TO POVERTY LEVEL INCOME AND $6,480 TO THE 150% INCOME.
b. Scholarship consideration may also be extended secondarily to families with special extenuating circumstances that do not meet Part A of the income guidelines.
c. VBC reserves the right to request income documentation should the need arise.
3. Good Standing Requirement
a. Scholarship consideration will only be extended to those children whose families are in good
standing with both Vinton Booster Club and Roanoke County Parks and Recreation.
b. While it is not mandatory, families that volunteer in some capacity with Vinton Booster Club are recognized for their contributions to the organization. Whether it is as a coach, assistant coach, team parent, sports coordinator, event organizer, board member or just helping out whenever help is needed VBC appreciates those that help the organization run as smoothly as possible.