The State of California is offering money for children and teens to start saving for college. Children can get up to $1,500 from the state in a college savings account. The program is called CalKIDS.
To get a CalKIDS savings account, children must be:
- Born in California on or after July 1, 2022; or
- An eligible low-income public school student in grades 1-12 in California.
To learn more and register your child for a CalKids account, visit www.calkids.org.