The following are some of the personal attributes that have helped previous students adapt to City Kids:

• Regular school attendance.
• Frequent participation in an after-school program or sport activity.
• A general willingness to try new activities, to develop relationships, and to consider new ideas.
• Age appropriate ability to focus, stay on task, especially during physically or emotionally challenging activities or events.
• Honest, caring, and respectful.
• General good health.

When a child is nominated by one of our partners, he or she must complete an application, ask their schoolteacher to complete a reference form, and attend an interview with our director. Most of our students are invited to return the following summer. Unsolicited applications cannot be accepted so it's important to follow our application process and guidelines.

• Complete an application
• Ask their teacher to complete a reference form
• Attend an interview with our director
• * Most of our students are invited to return the following summer.

New students and returning students must complete an application form and a health history form—including a recent physician’s exam and signature—prior to attending spring orientation programs and summer camp.