Homeschool benefits and savings in Commerce City

Commerce City's Parks, Recreation and Golf scholarship takes up to 50% off city recreation programs and monthly memberships, and up to 25% off annual memberships, for residents enrolled in a program such as SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, CHP+, or SSI. Homeschool families qualify the same way as other residents, and applications are accepted year-round.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Lives in Commerce City

   You must be a current Commerce City resident. The scholarship asks nothing about school enrollment.

2. Is in a listed program

   Qualifying programs are SNAP, WIC, TANF, Medicaid, LEAP (Low-income Energy Assistance Program), CHP+ (Child Health Plan Plus), SSI, HCP, CICP, foster care, and the city's HUD Minor Home Repair Program.

3. Has no unpaid balance

   Anyone with an outstanding balance for a rental, program, or other Parks, Recreation and Golf fee cannot get a scholarship.

4. Applies for each person

   Submit a separate application for every household member who wants help, and renew every year.

What it is worth

Commerce City's resident membership rates are $16 a month or $125 a year for youth 8-17, $8 a month for children 3-7, and $450 a year for a household of four; the scholarship gives up to 50% off monthly and up to 25% off annual memberships.

Youth 8-17, monthly ($16)

$8

Child 3-7, monthly ($8)

$4

Adult, monthly ($32)

$16

Youth 8-17, annual ($125)

$93.75

Household of four, annual ($450)

$337.50

The page says up to 50% and up to 25%, so ask registration staff what discount your household will get before you buy a membership.

From applying to keeping it

1. Before you apply

   Clear any balance

   Pay any outstanding Parks, Recreation and Golf fees, since an unpaid balance blocks a scholarship.

2. Any time

   Apply online

   Fill out the online form for each household member. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

3. After review

   Hear back

   Staff review each application and tell you its status.

4. Each year

   Renew

   The scholarship must be renewed annually.

What it pays for

Covered

• Parks, Recreation and Golf programs
• Monthly recreation center memberships
• Annual recreation center memberships

Not covered

• Paradice Island Waterpark admission
• Buffalo Run Golf Course rounds and Bison Grill
• Contracted classes and camps
• Private or semi-private personal training
• Facility, shelter, and pool party rentals

Who to contact

The registration team answers scholarship questions and reviews applications.

registration@c3gov.com 303-289-3760 Scholarships page

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Colorado

Give written notice to a Colorado school district 14 days before starting and each year the program continues. Notice is not required before age 6; instruction need not begin until age 7 or continue after age 16.

Colorado sets these rules:

• Subjects: Provide at least 172 days of instruction averaging four instructional contact hours daily, covering reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, science, and regular instruction in the U.S. Constitution.
• Testing: Academic evaluation in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11: standardized test or evaluation by a qualified person.
• Records: Permanently keep attendance, test or evaluation results, and required immunization records; produce them on 14 days’ written notice when the superintendent has probable cause to believe the program is noncompliant.
• Teachers: Instruction is provided by a parent or legal guardian, or an adult relative designated by the parent; no teaching license is required.

Read the Colorado homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Colorado

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