Sports
Arts & music
STEM
Camps
After-school & life skills
Affordability
Fee waivers, sliding scales and scholarships published by the organizations that run these programs — each with who is eligible and the page that decides it. Nothing here is estimated from a family's income, and a program with no aid published simply does not appear. A few are awards toward college rather than help with a program fee; those are labelled College scholarship.
10 schemes serve Saugus families.
The district's athletic user fee is reduced to $75 per sport for students on free or reduced-price school meals, versus standard fees of $150-$400 per sport.
Free breakfast and lunch for all students in the Saugus Public Schools, as stated on the district Food Services page.
Volunteer-run program giving Saugus students a free bag of weekend food, distributed at the schools on Fridays.
Saugus food pantry listed in the town's Food Resource Guide, open Fridays 9:30-11am at 50 Essex St for Saugus residents.
State child care subsidy for low-income families with a service need, paid directly to the child care or out-of-school-time provider.
State-funded paid summer and school-year work experiences for young people up to age 25, placed through local YouthWorks programs.
Sliding-scale financial assistance toward a YMCA of Metro North membership for residents of the communities it serves, including Saugus.
Scholarship-based financial assistance for YMCA aquatics, sports, enrichment and wellness classes in the Y's service area, including Saugus.
Fuel/heating assistance (LIHEAP) for income-eligible households in LEO's service area, which includes Saugus.
Emergency rental or mortgage arrearage assistance of up to $1,500 for households in LEO's service area, which includes Saugus.
What’s new
Registration openings, deadlines and published dates for programs in Saugus, taken from the providers’ own pages. Nothing here is a deadline we worked out — where a source does not state a date, it says so.
When providers say registration opens and closes.