Care Program

CARE Verification Form

 

Current CARE students please click here.

 

What is CARE?
CARE is a California state funded program designed to recruit and assist single parent recipients of CalWORKs (formerly AFDC). CARE provides support services and/or grants funds to assist single parents in the realization of their academic potential.

Eligibility
You may be eligible for CARE if you:

• are accepted into EOPS, and
• are single and head of household, and
• have at least one child under 14 years of age, and
• receive CalWORKs (formerly AFDC), and
• are enrolled in at least 12 units upon acceptance, and
• are at least 18 years old, have been determined to lack marketable skills, have applied for financial aid, and have a need for child care, transportation, books and supplies, and/or counseling to attend college, and
• are pursuing an educational, vocational, or job training program at Los Angeles Harbor College which will lead to a certificate, degree, or transfer objective, and
• attend a CARE orientation.

The CARE program offers the following benefits:

• Gas Cards
• Cash Grants
• Legal Advocacy
• Conferences/Workshops tailored to the needs of CARE students
• Resource Referrals
• CARE Networking

For more information about CARE, please contact Mercy Yanez at (310) 233-4265.

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