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Odyssey for Sunshine State Kids Foundation families: independent guide

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Start on Sunshine State Kids Foundation's own website

  • Sunshine State Kids Foundation's website: sskf.org1. Its "Apply now" link opens Odyssey.
  • Odyssey's own website: withodyssey.com2
  • Help: email info@sskf.org3 or use the web chat at sskf.org/contact4
  • Phone on FDOE's list: 954-353-66603

Before you type your password, check that the address bar shows withodyssey.com.

Odyssey is the online platform Sunshine State Kids Foundation uses for its FES-EO and FES-UA scholarships in 2026-27. Families apply, get decisions, manage funds and keep receipts there, and the application and sign-in are in English only. A separate company runs Odyssey; the foundation runs the scholarships. This guide uses public information only: we have not used the platform, and we can't reset your password or see your account.

What Odyssey does for Sunshine State Kids Foundation families

  • Applications and decisions. The "Apply now" link on sskf.org leads to Odyssey, where the application, decision, funds and receipts are handled1.
  • FES-EO tuition. The foundation pays the private school directly5.
  • FES-UA funds go into a digital wallet in Odyssey1.
  • Products can be bought through a marketplace5.
  • Deposits are planned quarterly, in September, November, February and April6.

The foundation's application to the state also describes school and vendor portals, direct deposits from the wallet to approved providers, payments on the schedule the parent chooses, and no transaction fees for families78. We list those as plans; we have not seen them working.

Rules and deadlines

Sunshine State Kids Foundation's 2026-27 purchasing handbook sets these deadlines for money in Odyssey:

  • Reimbursement claims are due by July 31 following the school year9.
  • Pre-authorization requests are due by May 2910.
  • A denied reimbursement can be appealed within 30 days11, once per item, and not by email.

Language

The Odyssey application and sign-in are in English only, according to the foundation's Spanish pages12. The foundation's own website is in English, Hebrew, Russian and Spanish13, with no Haitian Creole. For help in Spanish or Haitian Creole about the programs in general, FDOE's School Choice line is 1-800-447-163614.

Sign-in help

I don't know where to sign in

Start from sskf.org and follow its link to Odyssey, so you know you're on the right site.

I forgot my password

Use the password reset on the Odyssey sign-in page. If the reset email doesn't arrive, check your spam folder, then email or chat with Sunshine State Kids Foundation.

Someone asked for my Odyssey password

Don't share it. This site does not ask for it. Odyssey's terms of use, effective September 1, 202215, bar letting another person sign in as you16.

For providers

We found no published way17 for Florida tutors, therapists or vendors to register with Odyssey for Sunshine State Kids Foundation payments. See getting paid and working with more than one SFO.

Not with Sunshine State Kids Foundation?

Step Up For Students families sign in to EMA: see EMA login help. AAA Scholarship Foundation families use its SMP: see the guide to AAA Scholarship Foundation's SMP.

Sources

  1. Sunshine State Kids Foundation homepage · "Which Scholarship Is Right…", "How It Works" · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  2. Sunshine State Kids Foundation — homepage · Who We Are; Apply now link · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  3. FDOE, Scholarship Funding Organizations (2026-2027) · SFO list · as stated by Florida Department of Education · verified on
  4. FDOE — Scholarship Funding Organizations 2026-2027 · FDOE list + SBE items + Sunbiz · as stated by Florida Department of Education · verified on
  5. Sunshine State Kids Foundation — homepage · comparison table "How it is Managed" · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  6. Florida SFO Application 2026-2027 — Sunshine State Kids Foundation, Inc. · §6.B · as stated by State Board of Education · verified on
  7. Florida SFO Application 2026-2027, Sunshine State Kids Foundation, Inc. (published by FDOE) · §§5.E, 6.A–F · verified on
  8. Florida SFO Application 2026-2027 — Sunshine State Kids Foundation, Inc. · §5.E Fees · as stated by State Board of Education · verified on
  9. SSK Florida Scholarship Purchasing Handbook 2026-2027 · §5.1 · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  10. SSK Florida Scholarship Purchasing Handbook 2026-2027 · §5.2 · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  11. SSK Florida Scholarship Purchasing Handbook 2026-2027 · §5.3 · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  12. SSK — Spanish home page · language switcher; hreflang tags · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  13. Sunshine State Kids Foundation — Español · language switcher; Spanish notice · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  14. FDOE — Espanol & Kreyol · page body · as stated by Florida Department of Education · verified on
  15. Odyssey Terms of Use · header · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on
  16. Odyssey — Terms of Use · "Are there restrictions on how I can use the Services?" · verified on
  17. Odyssey for Vendors · How to Participate? program list (Iowa, Georgia only) · as stated by Sunshine State Kids Foundation · verified on · not published