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.
19 schemes serve Walpole families.
Financial assistance that contributes up to $75 of town-sponsored Recreation programming per child per season (maximum $300 per child per year) for eligible Walpole families; the application is completed by the child's school guidance counselor or principal and reviewed case-by-case by the Recreation Director and Recreation Committee Chairperson.
Town fund established in 1940 that helps Walpole residents pay for medical care not covered by insurance or other funding sources; any resident of the Town of Walpole is eligible to receive financial assistance.
Nonprofit food pantry that distributes free groceries to Walpole-area neighbours who need food support, through weekly prepacked drive-through boxes and online-ordered pickups; there are no specific qualifications, only a simple online registration form.
Meals are free to all students under Massachusetts' Universal Free School Meals program, but completing the annual Household/Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application - eligibility based on household size and total household income, or direct certification through SNAP, TAFDC, Medicaid or foster-care status - may reduce school-related fees and qualify the family for discounts on fuel, electricity and internet.
Foundation that awards scholarships to residents of Walpole continuing to post-secondary education, judged on financial need, academic merit, extracurricular activities (including community service and work experience) and personal qualities.
Scholarships for undergraduates attending four-year accredited colleges, awarded primarily on scholastic ability, need and character; applicants must be graduates of Walpole High School, and the application is available October 1 through October 31.
Scholarship open to graduates of Walpole High School who are entering their junior year of college, with transfers from a junior college also eligible.
$500 scholarship for two graduating high-school seniors (one male, one female) who are Walpole residents, have participated in the Walpole Youth Soccer program, have given back to the youth soccer community, and are continuing their education after high school.
Scholarship for one female graduating senior of Walpole High School who is a Walpole resident, participated in the Walpole Youth Soccer program for many years and on the WHS soccer team, is pursuing a Bachelor's degree, and has demonstrated financial need.
Scholarships for graduating high-school seniors, from Walpole High School or another school, who were registered in the Walpole Girls Softball youth program for at least four years; awarded by essay reviewed by the WGSA Board, with a June 1 deadline.
State subsidy that pays child-care and out-of-school-time providers directly for Massachusetts families; eligibility is based on who is in the family, income and certain expenses, plus a service need (working, in education/training, experiencing homelessness or domestic violence, retired over 65, etc.), and families pay a parent fee based on family size and income, with many families paying nothing.
State-funded paid work program that places teens and young adults up to age 25 in short-term summer (6-8 week) or school-year jobs at public, private and nonprofit worksites, with soft-skills training included.
Income-based assistance for memberships and programs (swim lessons, sports, arts, enrichment) using a sliding-scale rate structure based on gross household income; applications offered in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Nature and specialty camp prices are set on a family-chosen sliding scale (nature camp $101-$505; specialty camps $123-$615; extended day also sliding scale). Families registering at Tiers 4 or 5 must hold a family-level membership for the session.
Confidential help with registration costs for families who cannot pay some or all of the fee; families request it by email.
Tuition assistance for the after-school private lesson program; contact the K-12 Music Coordinator.
5% off total tuition for each additional child in the family (for example, 10% off with three children).
Family pricing for multiple members.
Children are never charged to take part in productions, with the stated aim that every child can participate regardless of ability to pay.
What’s new
Registration openings, deadlines and published dates for programs in Walpole, 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.