What is CARE | CARE Eligibility Requirements | CARE Support Services (in addition to EOPS)
CARE Student Participation Opportunities | Student Commitments to CARE
What is CARE?
The CARE program is a state-funded program designed to assist single parents who are receiving CalWORKs/TANF and are EOPS eligible. CARE students are given guidance and support to achieve their educational and personal goals. The CARE staff understands how a single parent supporting a family may feel overwhelmed trying to balance the responsibilities of education and home. We are here to help qualified students balance those responsibilities by offering additional financial assistance and support services.
Before joining the CARE program, students must first be eligible and accepted into the EOPS program.
CARE Eligibility Requirements
- Must be eligible and meet all EOPS eligibility requirements
- Parent must be 18 years old or older
- Parent and/or child must be a recipient of CalWORKs/TANF
- Single and head of household
- Must have at least one child under the age of 18
CARE Support Services (in addition to EOPS)
Services are subject to change depending on funding availability.
- Academic, career, and personal counseling
- Referral services (on campus and off campus)
- Monthly gas cards
- Unmet need grants
- CARE scholarships
- Peer advisement
- Letters of recommendation
- Priority registration
CARE Student Participation Opportunities
- Adopt-A-Family
- Annual graduation and awards banquet
- Campus and community referrals and events
- Conferences and special events
- Educational workshops
- EOPS/CARE/Guardian Scholars Club
- Field trips and volunteer opportunities
- Support group
- Coffee chats
Student Commitments to CARE
Once students have been accepted into the CARE program, their commitment to the program includes the following:
- Attend the mandatory CARE Orientation/ Welcome Day
- Attend three (3) EOPS/CARE counseling appointments each semester (Fall & Spring)
- Attend three (3) CARE activities each semester (Fall & Spring)
- Attend three (3) CARE workshops each semester (Fall & Spring)
- Complete an Agency Certification form for benefit verification annually s/b every semester (must be signed and stamped by the eligibility worker or case worker)
- Complete a Student CARE Mutual Responsibility Contract annually s/b every semester
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress (Complete 50% of total units attempted annually with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0)
- Meet with the CARE Specialist each semester to complete a case management appointment.
Our commitment is to provide CARE students with the needed support to succeed at Golden West College. To help the student succeed, we provide financial assistance and support services.
If you want more information about the CARE program, please email Lorena Perez, CARE Specialist, at lperez89@gwc.cccd.edu.
