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MEDIA CONTACT: NATASHA SHAHANI | 702.229.4072 | 702.219.1953
Online Registration For City Of Las Vegas Safekey Open For Spring 2021 In-Person Instruction
Vegas Strong Academy Continues To Operate Five Days A Week Throughout The Valley
Online registration for Safekey, a before- and after-school youth enrichment program that is part of the city of Las Vegas’ Strong Schools initiative, is open at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/safekey. Currently, only students in kindergarten through third grade may attend Safekey, and only on the days they receive in-person instruction. Safekey will not be offered on Wednesdays as there is no in-person instruction.
There is an annual $20 registration fee per participant per account for these programs. The daily cost is $7 for before-school attendance and $10 for after-school.
Financial aid for Safekey may be provided by Las Vegas Urban League, Desert Regional Center, Inter-Tribal Council of Southern Nevada, Inc. and Employer Child Care Reimbursement for families that qualify. These organizations provide families with a certificate or agreement as well as instructions on how to apply funds to a city Safekey account. For more information on the financial aid process, call 702.229.CARE (2273).
Registration will be available until the end of March for the 70 sites in the city; however, only sites with sufficient enrollment will open. The city will communicate with registered families regularly to notify them of the status of their school’s site. Registration fees will be refunded if a site does not open.
For more information about Safekey, call 702.229.KIDS(5437) or visit www.lasvegasnevada.gov/safekey.
Additionally, the city of Las Vegas will continue to operate the Vegas Strong Academy, a program that provides the community a safe, caring and affordable childcare option that offers recreation and cultural activities with support for distance learning at 10 locations throughout the valley. The program is open Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., for school-age children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Registration is available online at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/VegasStrongAcademy.
The cost is $20 per day, per child, or $100 per week. There is also a one-time $20 registration fee. Up to 100 percent financial assistance is available for qualifying families based on household size and income. Financial aid is not applicable towards registration or late pick-up fees.
Applications are available at all academy locations or online at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/VegasStrongAcademy. Completed applications must be submitted in-person at an academy location and take approximately two weeks to be processed. For more information, call 702.229.CARE(2273).
Social distancing and other safety guidelines mandated by the governor’s directives will be in effect at both Safekey and Vegas Strong Academy. Temperature checks, social distancing, hand washing and sanitizing protocols will be adhered to at all locations. In addition, staff and students at the locations are required to wear face coverings.
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