{"id":1675,"date":"2022-05-27T17:56:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/?page_id=1675"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:29:48","slug":"child-saving-account-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/es\/child-saving-account-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuentas de Ahorros Universitarias"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1675\" class=\"elementor elementor-1675\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23e50018 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23e50018\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d5d7ad\" data-id=\"42d5d7ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bea08b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bea08b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Child Saving Account Program\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d416f9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d416f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a919c6\" data-id=\"0a919c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c1c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c1c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>The First 5 Futures Program is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no longer accepting new enrollments<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Families with an existing First 5 Futures account can continue to access their account <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vistashare.com\/p\/first_5_sonoma\/first-5-sonoma-county\/login\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>First 5 Futures provided eligible children ages 0\u20135 with a free college savings account funded by First 5 Sonoma County through grants from the City of Santa Rosa and the California Student Aid Commission. Eligible participants received up to <strong>$700<\/strong> to support future college or career education expenses after high school graduation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd5cba5\" data-id=\"bd5cba5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db07da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9db07da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-5-sonoma-county-why-early-childhood-matters-1024x682-1.webp\" 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1024px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-547fa93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"547fa93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fed9ab\" data-id=\"4fed9ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6f086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd6f086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ FIRST 5 SONOMA COUNTY\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae3833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eae3833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05638f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05638f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc008ba\" data-id=\"cc008ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e8fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e1e8fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2361\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">First 5 Futures Program Structure<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2361\"><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">First 5 Sonoma County\u2019s First 5 Futures Program envisions that every child age 0-5 (beneficiary) will have two savings accounts. First 5 Sonoma County will setup the first account for the child with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholarshare529.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ScholarShare529<\/a>. ScholarShare is a 529 college savings plan for the State of California. First 5 Sonoma County will use this account platform to invest up to $700 in an investment plan for every child who is participating in a First 5 funded program offered at a Family Resource Center with the opportunity for additional incentives after completing a qualifying program.<\/p><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The second account can be established directly by a parent or guardian of the child. First 5 Sonoma County has partnered with Family Resource Centers across Sonoma County to assist families in setting up individual college savings accounts.<\/p><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Parents or guardians will be able to access account balances on both accounts through Outcome Tracker, a designated program management system.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2362\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2362\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to I access my First 5 Futures Account?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2362\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2362\"><p>To access your First 5 Futures account visit:\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vistashare.com\/p\/first_5_sonoma\/first-5-sonoma-county\/login\/\">https:\/\/www.vistashare.com\/p\/first_5_sonoma\/first-5-sonoma-county\/login\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2363\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2363\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why are child saving accounts (CSAs) important?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2363\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2363\"><div class=\"wp-container-621e81d5ba381 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Research shows that children from families who save between $1-$499 for education are 3x more likely to attend college and 4x more likely to graduate, compared with those with no college savings.<\/p><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">When you save and invest now, the money you save can grow and be worth much more.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-300x225-1.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1859 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1859\" src=\"https:\/\/first5sonomacounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-300x225-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2364\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2364\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a 529 plan?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2364\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2364\"><p>A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged investment plan designed to help families to save for a beneficiary\u2019s (typically one\u2019s child or grandchild) future higher education expenses.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2365\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2365\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is ScholarShare529?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2365\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2365\"><div id=\"ui-id-16\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper ui-accordion-content ui-corner-bottom ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-accordion-content-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-15\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\"><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholarshare529.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarshare<\/a> is the California State 529 plan, a tax-advantaged investment vehicle designed to encourage saving for the future higher education expenses of a designated beneficiary.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2366\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2366\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I open a parent-own (individual ) college saving account?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2366\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2366\"><div id=\"ui-id-16\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper ui-accordion-content ui-corner-bottom ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-accordion-content-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-15\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\"><div id=\"ui-id-18\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper ui-accordion-content ui-corner-bottom ui-helper-reset ui-widget-content ui-accordion-content-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"ui-id-17\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\"><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">It\u2019s easy. Most families enroll online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholarshare529.com\/\">ScholarShare529.com<\/a>. Paper applications are also available if families prefer.<\/p><p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">What you will need:<\/p><ul class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><li>The date of birth and Social Security or federal taxpayer identification number (ITIN) for the beneficiary and account owner.<\/li><li>The date of birth for the beneficiary account owner, should you choose to designate one.<\/li><li>Select an investment portfolio that matches your investment saving objectives.<\/li><li>If you are enrolling in a recurring contribution program, you will need the account and bank routing number from your checking account.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"First 5 Futures Program Structure\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p class=\\\"has-normal-font-size\\\">First 5 Sonoma County\\u2019s First 5 Futures Program envisions that every child age 0-5 (beneficiary) will have two savings accounts. First 5 Sonoma County will setup the first account for the child with\\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.scholarshare529.com\\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\">ScholarShare529<\\\/a>. ScholarShare is a 529 college savings plan for the State of California. First 5 Sonoma County will use this account platform to invest up to $700 in an investment plan for every child who is participating in a First 5 funded program offered at a Family Resource Center with the opportunity for additional incentives after completing a qualifying program.<\\\/p><p class=\\\"has-normal-font-size\\\">The second account can be established directly by a parent or guardian of the child. 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