Opportunity Scholarship Program will start accepting apps October 18!

The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) provides District residents K-12 scholarships to enroll their children in a DC private school. Scholarship awards are up to $12,572 for high school and $8,381 for elementary and middle schools. OSP will begin accepting applications at the following events:

Celebrate new Sherwood Rec Center Sept. 27

Let’s Move! DC - Children and Families Health Expo Oct. 4

Volunteers needed for rec center improvement project Sept. 27

DPR pools start closing today, Aug. 10

On August 10, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the 2014 outdoor pool and spray park closure schedule (see DPR Announces the 2014 Spray Parks, Outdoor & Children's Pools Closure Schedule).

Starting on August 10, outdoor pools will be closed on a rolling basis. The first outdoor pools closed are

• Ward 5: Langdon Park Pool (2860 Mills Ave NE)
• Ward 7: Kelly Miller Pool (4900 Brooks St NE)
• Ward 8: Douglass Pool (1921 Fredrick Douglass Ct SE)

Read the release on the DPR website for the details of outdoor pool, children's pool, and spray park closures.

Please share the details about free lunches served on Saturdays at select DPR and DCPL sites

Are you a hero to the kids in your program, your neighbors, family members?   It doesn't take a lot.   All you have to do is share information about DC Free Summer Meals Program (meals served Monday - Saturday).   The flyer is available in PDF and JPEG, both below.

One City Youth is encouraging DC Free Summer Meals Program heroes to email their outreach efforts so they can be documented them and heroes recognized!

DCFSMP Saturday Flyer

This was originally posted on the Susie's Budget and Policy Corner blog in the post Are you a DC Free Summer Meals Program hero?.

DPR's July 4th holiday schedule

The Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the agency's 4th of July schedule. The announcement details which facilities will be open and closed―hint: only Wilson will be open on July 4.

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Tweets of the day (5/27/14)

Something for #MemorialDay from the Library of Congress: Audio stories from #veterans http://t.co/k8bKoWcL6o

— Lowell School DC (@lowelldc) May 26, 2014

Tennis At Shiloh ~ Sunday Class @ Langdon Tennis Courts @DCDPR pic.twitter.com/HIJPVhYxDm

— ShilohBaptistChurch (@ShilohBaptistDC) May 25, 2014

Pro-tip: if you live in DC and don't take advantage of @DCDPR's public pools, get on that ASAP. pic.twitter.com/S76V2wONsQ

— Meghan Groob (@mgroob) May 26, 2014

Truck Touch June 7

Truck Touch 2014 Flyer Reduced Size

Tweet of the day (5/20/14)

Friday @mayorvincegray will kick-off DC's outdoor pools season at Fort Stanton pool!!! #CountdownToSummer #cantwait pic.twitter.com/SSJvruU0Ct

— DC General Services (@DCDGS) May 20, 2014