CARE

The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) Program is available to EOPS students who are single parents receiving public assistance. CARE offers additional support services so students can transition from welfare dependency. How? By offering comprehensive academic and support counseling, financial aid, grants for books, tools, uniforms, childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries, priority registration, and an array of other services aimed at helping students reach their education and career goals.

How to qualify for the CARE Program?

You must be a California resident or eligible for the California Dream Act/AB540
Must be an EOPS participant
Single head of household (i.e., one parent assistance unit)
Parent or child must be a current CalWORKs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Tribal TANF cash aid recipient
At least 18 years old
CARE services are provided to students who no longer receive CalWORKs, TANF, and Tribal TANF cash aid, but whose dependent children still do

Would you like to talk about the program from a peer perspective?

If so, schedule a Peer Mentor meeting online to talk with a Program Peer Mentor, click here.

How to apply and get information about the program?

Please visit us at the College of Alameda, Building A, right next to the Welcome Center. Also, you could contact our office at 510-748-2219 and/or apply directly online, Login to ConexED.

Services Provided, Eligibility, and Purpose

	EOPS	CARE	CALWORKS	NEXT UP
PURPOSE	Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) assist students to achieve academic success by offering support services to enhance persistence, retention, graduation, and transfer goals	Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) helps students to achieve academic success by offering support services to enhance persistence, retention, graduation, and transfer goals and to help them transition from public assistance to economic self-sufficiency	California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) supports students to transition from public assistance to economic self-sufficiency (employment)	NextUp assists students who are current and former foster youth with support and resources while attending a California Community College
SERVICES PROVIDED	Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling Provide other support services to eligible students, including but not limited to: textbook vouchers, tutoring, transportation, childcare, educational supplies, and/or transfer/career activities needed for retention and academic success Grants and EOPS work-study Funds can be used to offer childcare assistance to the children of EOPS students Services are provided to eligible students in a non-duplicative manner over, above, and in addition to what all other college students receive Priority Registration	Supplemental Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling Provide other support services to eligible students, including but not limited to: textbook vouchers, tutoring, transportation, child care, educational supplies, and other assistance needed for retention and academic success Offer supplemental childcare assistance to children of CARE students not provided by other resources Services are provided to eligible students in a non-duplicative manner over, above, and in addition to what all other college students receive Priority Registration	Case management, including counseling and academic support services not funded through other categorical programs, and tracking of student progress Work-Study and Paid Apprenticeships Provide childcare to children of CalWORKs student(s) Job Development and Placement Post-Employment Services Curriculum Development & Redesign Priority Registration	Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling Provide other support services to eligible students, including but not limited to: books and supplies, child care, educational planning, emergency housing, food assistance, health services, life skills & financial skills, mental health services, transportation assistance, and tutoring. Priority Registration
ELIGIBILITY	Must be a California resident or eligible for the California Dream Act/AB 540 Must be eligible for a CA College Promise Grant (A, B, or C with zero Student Aid Index [SAI]) Must be educationally disadvantaged as defined by Title 5, section 56220, and Chancellor’s Office Must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit units(full-time status) at the time of acceptance into EOPS Must not have completed more than 70 degree-applicable units (excluding basic skills, remedial education, and ESL units)	Must be a California resident or eligible for California Dream Act/AB 450; Must be an EOPS participant and meet additional CARE requirements: Single head of household (i.e., one parent assistance unit) Parent or child must be a current CalWORKs, TANF, or Tribal TANF cash aid recipient At least 18 years old Safety net provided to students who no longer receive CalWORKs/TANF/Tribal TANF cash aid, but whose dependent children still do	Two-parent or single-parent households Parent(s) and child must be CalWORKs/TANF recipients No unit minimum – students can take credit or non-credit classes Approved County Welfare to Work (WTW) plan CalWORKs students must fulfill work participation requirements in order to remain in good standing	Dependency as a foster youth established or continued by the court on or after your 13th birthday. Under 26 years old at the start of the academic year Enrolled in at least 9 units (or plan to enroll in at least 9 units)

EOPS

CARE

CALWORKS

NEXT UP

PURPOSE

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) assist students to achieve academic success by offering support services to enhance persistence, retention, graduation, and transfer goals

Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) helps students to achieve academic success by offering support services to enhance persistence, retention, graduation, and transfer goals and to help them transition from public assistance to economic self-sufficiency

California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) supports students to transition from public assistance to economic self-sufficiency (employment)

NextUp assists students who are current and former foster youth with support and resources while attending a California Community College

SERVICES PROVIDED

Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling
Provide other support services to eligible students, including but not limited to: textbook vouchers, tutoring, transportation, childcare, educational supplies, and/or transfer/career activities needed for retention and academic success
Grants and EOPS work-study
Funds can be used to offer childcare assistance to the children of EOPS students
Services are provided to eligible students in a non-duplicative manner over, above, and in addition to what all other college students receive
Priority Registration

Supplemental Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling
Provide other support services to eligible students, including but not limited to: textbook vouchers, tutoring, transportation, child care, educational supplies, and other assistance needed for retention and academic success
Offer supplemental childcare assistance to children of CARE students not provided by other resources
Services are provided to eligible students in a non-duplicative manner over, above, and in addition to what all other college students receive
Priority Registration

Case management, including counseling and academic support services not funded through other categorical programs, and tracking of student progress
Work-Study and Paid Apprenticeships
Provide childcare to children of CalWORKs student(s)
Job Development and Placement
Post-Employment Services
Curriculum Development & Redesign
Priority Registration

Academic, Career, and Personal Counseling
Provide other support services to eligible students, including but not limited to: books and supplies, child care, educational planning, emergency housing, food assistance, health services, life skills & financial skills, mental health services, transportation assistance, and tutoring.
Priority Registration

ELIGIBILITY

Must be a California resident or eligible for the California Dream Act/AB 540
Must be eligible for a CA College Promise Grant (A, B, or C with zero Student Aid Index [SAI])
Must be educationally disadvantaged as defined by Title 5, section 56220, and Chancellor’s Office
Must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit units(full-time status) at the time of acceptance into EOPS
Must not have completed more than 70 degree-applicable units (excluding basic skills, remedial education, and ESL units)

Must be a California resident or eligible for California Dream Act/AB 450; Must be an EOPS participant and meet additional CARE requirements:

Single head of household (i.e., one parent assistance unit)
Parent or child must be a current CalWORKs, TANF, or Tribal TANF cash aid recipient
At least 18 years old

Safety net provided to students who no longer receive CalWORKs/TANF/Tribal TANF cash aid, but whose dependent children still do

Two-parent or single-parent households
Parent(s) and child must be CalWORKs/TANF recipients
No unit minimum – students can take credit or non-credit classes
Approved County Welfare to Work (WTW) plan
CalWORKs students must fulfill work participation requirements in order to remain in good standing

Dependency as a foster youth established or continued by the court on or after your 13th birthday.
Under 26 years old at the start of the academic year
Enrolled in at least 9 units (or plan to enroll in at least 9 units)

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