We are committed to providing scholarships to families of children with special needs for recreation programming in northeast Ohio.  Scholarships are provided to individuals with special needs of all ages and ability levels.  Examples of programming that may be covered: horseback riding, dance classes, sports classes, adapted aquatics, aquatic therapy, and recreation therapy programming. 

We began providing scholarships in June of 2016. To date we have provided over $25,000 to 74 families. The next application deadline in March 31, 2020.

Families are encouraged to pay a portion of the cost for the services covered by the grant.   We will not provide scholarships for the full amount of the services rendered. 

Please fill out application listed below and email to: scholarships@rec2connectfoundation.org

If you have questions, please call Lynn Barninger at 440-796-9171 .

We would like to thank our Scholarship Partners:

The William M. Neckerman Charitable Foundation

Scholarships

For additional funding, please consider the following resources.

Zanes Foundation
 http://zanesfoundation.org/site/?page_id=924

MCCD Cares
http://www.mccdcares.com/  

Different Needz Foundation
http://www.differentneedzfoundation.org/

Additional sources of funding:
http://zanesfoundation.org/site/?page_id=26