CARE Program
CARE (Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education) is a program offered through EOPS. The primary goal of CARE is to provide single parents receiving CalWORKS or TANF cash aid (for themselves or their children) additional support and services to attend college and obtain a degree and/or marketable job skill.
Eligibility
To be eligible for CARE, you must:
- Receive CalWORKS or TANF cash assistance for yourself or your child(ren)
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be the head of a one-parent CalWORKS/TANF assisted household
- Be enrolled in at least nine units at Butte College
- Have a child age 14 or under
- Be eligible for EOPS
Care Services
- Specialized counseling assistance
- Referrals to community-based programs and services
- Additional services as funds are available:
- Meal cards
- Gas cards
- Grants
- Specialized CARE workshops