CARE
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)
CARE is a California State funded program designed to recruit and assist single parent recipients of CalWORKs. CARE provides support services and/or grant funds to assist single parents with academic support and financial assistance. All students who participate in the CARE program are both EOPS & CARE participants.
Who qualifies for CARE?
In addition, to meeting all EOPS eligibility requirements, CARE students must also:
- Receive cash aid assistance for themselves and/or their dependent(s)
- Have single parents status with a child/dependent 18 years of age or younger
What services are offered through the CARE Program?
- Academic & Personal Counseling
- Career Advising
- Referrals to county resources
- Meal Vouchers for on-campus dining
- Gas Cards
- Semesterly Parking Permit
- CARE Grant
- CARE Book Voucher
- CARE Study Sessions--with childcare & tutoring services provided.
- Workshops designed with the single parent in mind
- Backpacks with school supplies
How can I apply?
CARE applications are open year-round. To apply for CARE, please contact us at (619) 644-7617.
The Fall 2024 EOPS Application closed on August 30, 2024. Our Spring 2025 EOPS Application will open December 17, 2024.
Once accepted, you must attend a mandatory EOPS/CARE Orientation following your approval into the program. Please remember to bring your picture ID.
Counseling Appointments
Current CARE Students may schedule counseling appointments in person at the EOPS/CARE office in Building 60 - Room 125 or by phone at (619) 644-7617.
Students may also schedule an appointment by using the link below. CARE Counselors will have access to transcripts and Education Plans for a complete counseling session. When scheduling via our Online Scheduling System, keep the following in mind:
- Select the appropriate program: 2 - CARE
- 1st Contact should be a 1 hr appointment
- 2nd and 3rd Contact should be a 30 min appointment (or 1 hr appointment)
- Appointments may be On Campus (in person) or Online Zoom (virtual)
Schedule a Counseling Appointment
*** CARE Families Donations ***
As our single-parent students work towards earning their college education, they face challenges for themselves and their children.
Throughout the year, we put events together, such as our Holiday Event, to provide resources for our students and their children, ages 0-18 years old. We gladly accept monetary donations, gift cards and/or gift certificates, and in-kind donations.
- Monetary donations can be made to the GCCCD Foundation Account: Grossmont College - CARE Families --- https://tinyurl.com/5n668ncv
- Gift Cards and Gift Certificates (or any other donations) can be dropped off or sent
to:
Grossmont College CARE Program
Building 60 – Room 125 (EOPS/CARE Office)
8800 Grossmont College Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92020
All donations will directly benefit our students and their children. Students are provided with food vouchers, gas cards, grocery cards, and personal care products to assist with the food and housing insecurities they face.