Other Ways to Help
Scholarship Fund/Tuition Assistance Program
Although tuition at CSA is in line with other low-ratio, non-profit schools for children with special needs, the school recognizes that many families cannot afford the program. For this reason, there is an established tuition assistance program administered by the CSA Board of Directors.
The program is designed for families who earn below Austin-area median incomes. Awards up to 50% of tuition and are based on three criteria:
- A family’s financial situation, including income and cash assets
- The needs of other families applying for assistance
- The amount of funds available for tuition assistance (since the tuition assistance program is funded by private donations and varies from year to year)
Scholarships are partially funded through the CSA endowment fund, which is funded by private donations, foundation support, or a percentage of the CSA yearly operating budget, whenever possible. This is a major area of need of the school. To donate to our scholarship program, click on the Give Now button above and indicate “Scholarship Fund” on the memo line.
Easy Fundraisers!
Amazon
Each year many of our teachers create wishlists on Amazon. Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like the link to a specific classroom’s wishlist.
Other online shopping
For all other online purchases, start at this Give As You Get link (you’ll see our logo) and CSA will earn a percentage of every purchase you make with no cost to you! Here is a list of all the stores available—Many are places we all shop at every day!
- 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
- A Pea in the Pod
- alibris
- Amazon
- Constructive Playthings
- Best Buy
- Brookstone
- Dell Home & Home Office
- CafePress
- Discount School Supply
- Disney Store
- Expedia
- GNC
- Groupon
- iHome
- Halloween Express
- Hayneedle
- HearthSong
- Home Depot
- Hotels.com
- Kohl’s
- LEGO Brand Retail
- Lucy Activewear
- macys.com
- MelissaAndDoug.com
- Educational Toys
- PetSmart
- Office Depot, Inc
- Overstock.com
- Sephora
- PETCO Animal Supplies
- ProFlowers
- Sears.com
- Stride Rite
- The Body Shop
- ThinkGeek
Randalls: Good Neighbor Program
If you shop at Randalls, present your Remarkable Card to the customer service desk and indicate that you want to donate to CSA (our neighbor number is 3826. After that, every time you use your card a percentage of your purchase will be sent directly to the school!
Freytag’s Florist
Did you know that you can purchase gifts for your loved ones AND support our organization at the same time? Just mention Austin Community Blooms and Capitol School of Austin over the phone or in store for 5% of your purchase to be contributed to CSA.
When ordering online, check the box at the bottom of the order page that reads “This is an Austin Community Blooms order.” Click the box and select Capitol School from the drop-down list that follows.
