Keep afterschool care affordable!
CCARP, Culver City’s most affordable afterschool program, is at risk of a significant fee increase.
A community member prepared this essential toolkit on affordable afterschool care in Culver City. City Council approved a 50% fee increase for CCARP — Culver City's most affordable after-school program for CCUSD elementary students — with a plan to raise fees 100% over two years. Because CCARP has kept other after-school programs cost-competitive, the increase could ripple far beyond CCARP families.
Council revisits the fees Monday, August 10. Staff is proposing a hardship subsidy, but it won't reach most families, and there's currently no recommendation to restore the original fee. Council needs to hear that affordable aftercare matters to this community.
Email Council: ask Mayor Puza, Vice Mayor Fish, Council Member Vera, Council Member O'Brien, and Council Member McMorrin to keep CCARP fees affordable.
Submit an eComment on Item A-3 before Monday, August 10 at 3pm: submit your eComment here.
Speak at the meeting Monday, August 10 at 7pm, in person or by Zoom: sign up to speak.