Homeschool benefits and savings in Virginia Beach

The Community Care Fund is a one-time scholarship that pays for a Virginia Beach recreation center membership, class, or camp for residents who could not take part without financial help. Each qualifying person can use it once, and school enrollment is not part of the description, so a homeschooled child qualifies the same way as any other resident.

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

Who qualifies

1. Lives in Virginia Beach

   The fund serves city residents. To get resident rates, Parks & Recreation asks for a valid photo ID or DMV ID card with a Virginia Beach address.

2. Needs financial help

   The fund is for families who could not take part in Parks & Recreation activities or rec center membership without financial assistance. The page does not publish income limits.

3. Has not used it before

   Each qualifying person can use the scholarship one time.

What it is worth

The prices are Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation's current resident rates for the memberships the fund can cover.

Youth annual rec center membership

$40

30-day membership, ages 3 and up

$30

Youth day pass

$8

Classes and camps

Program fee

Times each person can use it

1

The page does not say how much of a fee the fund pays or how to apply, so ask Parks & Recreation for the application and award amount before you register.

From applying to keeping it

1. Before you apply

   Pick what you need

   Choose the rec center membership, class, or camp the scholarship would pay for, since you can use it only once per person.

2. To apply

   Contact Parks & Recreation

   Parks & Recreation runs the fund, so ask its staff for the current application and the papers you need to show financial need.

3. With your application

   Show residency

   Bring a valid photo ID or DMV ID card with a Virginia Beach address.

4. After approval

   Register

   Use the award for the membership, class, or camp it was approved for.

What it pays for

Covered

• Recreation center memberships
• Classes
• Summer and specialty camps
• Early childhood child care programs

Not covered

• A second award for the same person
• Non-residents

Donations to the Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Foundation support the fund, which Parks & Recreation administers.

Who to contact

Parks & Recreation administers the Community Care Fund and answers questions about memberships and programs.

fun@vbgov.com 757-385-1100 Community Care Fund

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Virginia

You must file the annual notice of intent by August 15. If you move into a Virginia division or begin after the school year starts, notify the division as soon as practicable and complete the filing within 30 days of the notice.

Virginia sets these rules:

• Subjects: Provide a curriculum and include a list of the coming year’s subjects with the annual notice. The home-instruction statute does not require the public-school curriculum.
• Testing: Submit evidence of progress by August 1 after the school year. Children under six on September 30 of that school year are exempt from this assessment requirement.
• Records: Submit the annual notice, subject list, proof of a qualifying route, and required evidence of progress. Keep copies; no routine portfolio or attendance-log filing is required.
• Teachers: Qualify through a high-school diploma, Board-prescribed teaching qualifications, providing a curriculum or program of study, or evidence that you can provide an adequate education.

Read the Virginia homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Virginia

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