| EOPS also
offers CARE to EOPS single parents on CalWORKs with children
under the age of fourteen. CARE services are in addition to EOPS, and
include additional job training/work experience, book service, grants,
bus passes, personal counseling and advisement, and group support
activities.
The EOPS/CARE Program provides
services to single parent students who are EOPS eligible and are
receiving cash aid/public assistance (CalWORKs - Cash-Aid) which are "Over
and Above" what can be received elsewhere on campus. The goal is to
provide these services to those cash aid recipients who are full time
students and to assist them in developing the skills and opportunities
to become economically self-sufficient.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for CARE you must be
- eligible for EOPS
- be on CalWORKs or receiving cash aid
from social services
- be single, head of household
- be at least 18 years old
- have at least one child under
14 at the time of enrollment
Services Provided
As a CARE student, you will receive:
- counseling
- early scheduling assistance
- priority registration
- special orientations and semester
readiness activities
- semester workshops & seminars
- parenting information and referrals
if needed
- special activities such as a
"Mother's Day luncheon/seminar" and "Winter Holiday Celebration"
- the opportunity to attend special
CARE student activities and conferences
Other Benefits Available for
Eligible Participants
As a CARE student, you may be eligible
for
- books and school supplies
- child care grants and referrals
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