| CARE Services |
COOPERATIVE AGENCIES
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION (CARE)
Program History:
In 1982, the State established the Cooperative
Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) program in the California
Community Colleges as “a unique educational program geared
toward the welfare recipient who desires job-relevant education
to break the dependency cycle” (Assembly Bill 3103, Hughes,
Statutes of 1982, Chapter 1029). Presently, 108 accredited colleges
in all 72 districts of the California Community College system
offer CARE programs and services annually to over 11,000 welfare-dependent
single heads of household who seek a viable alternative to continued
public assistance for personal and family support. CARE is the
only state-funded program of its kind nationwide.
Description:
As
a supplemental component of EOPS, CARE provides educational
support services designed for the academically underprepared,
low income single parent population. Grants and allowances for
educationally-related expenses (such as child care, transportation,
textbooks and supplies) may be awarded as a means of strengthening
the retention, persistence, graduation and transfer rates of
these individuals. Students participating in CARE may choose
vocational certificate or license, associate degree or transfer
program options.
Services:
Support services provided to CARE students
include; assistance with child care expenses, textbooks-supplies
and transportation costs; special counseling and advisement,
personal development activities and/or curriculum (including
self-esteem, parenting, study skills); group support and peer
networking; help from peer advisors who are often single parents
themselves; and information and referrals to campus-and community-based
human services programs.
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