Proof of income or residency is NOT required at the time of submitting an application. On the application, you must enter your household annual income, the number of people in your household, and whether anyone in your household is enrolled in one of the government programs, so that staff can determine the amount of your scholarship.
A+R may request proof of income or enrollment in a government safety program at any time while a participant is enrolled in a program. If requested, the following documents from the agency that administers the government program that confirms enrollment by name will be required:
- Free and reduced school lunch enrollment letter
- Proof that the child is a foster child or involved in the child welfare system
- Copy of CalFresh (SNAP) program enrollment
- Copy of Women, Infant, Children (WIC) program enrollment
OR one of the following once per program year:
- Copy of most recent Federal Income Tax Return (Form 10410/1040EZ/1040NR)
- Or for those who do not file Federal Income Tax, copy of most recent Supplemental Security Income (SSI) record
Note: A copy of State of CA Employment Development Department - Notice of Unemployment Insurance Award Statement can be submitted in addition to a tax return if recent job loss has changed the household income reported on the most recent tax return. Information that is submitted in your scholarship application is confidential and will not be shared with any other entity.
Requerido: Prueba de elegibilidad (Sólo una es necesaria)
(Por favor, tache todos los números de seguro social y de identificación fiscal antes de presentarlo)
Cada solicitante debe presentar uno de los siguientes una vez por año:
- Carta de inscripción para el almuerzo escolar gratuito y reducido
- Prueba de que el niño es cuidado de crianza (foster child) o que participa en el sistema de bienestar infantil (child welfare systemt)
- Copia de la inscripción en el programa CalFresh (SNAP)
- Copia de la inscripción en el programa Women, Infant, Children (WIC)
- Copia de la más reciente Declaración de Impuestos Federales (Federal Income Tax Return) (Formulario 10410/1040EZ/1040NR)
- Para aquellos que no presentan la Declaración de Impuestos Federales, una copia de la Nota de Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario (Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Nota: Se puede presentar una copia de la Declaración de Adjudicación del Seguro de Desemple (State of CA Employment Development Department-Notice of Unemployment) del Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo del Estado de California, además de la declaración de impuestos si la pérdida reciente del empleo ha cambiado los ingresos en la declaración de impuestos más reciente. La información que se envía en su solicitud de beca es confidencial y no se compartirá con ninguna otra entidad.