CARE

Services

• Payment assistance for child care costs while attending school or school related activities
• Textbooks to supplement the EOPS book voucher
• Course required materials
• Gasoline vouchers
• STAGE bus passes
• Personal support and encouragement to succeed
• Special programs and workshops on parenting, employability, self-esteem, and personal development

Eligibility

• You must first qualify for services from the EOPS program.
• You must be at least 18 years old.
• You must be single head of household.
• You must be receiving cash aid through the CalWORKs or TANF programs, either for yourself or on behalf of your children.
• You must have at least one child under 14 years old.

How to Apply?

CARE accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Application for CARE

• Complete a CARE application (included with EOPS application) and submit to the EOPS/CARE Office in Eddy Hall 3.
• Students must be in the EOPS program to be able to apply for CARE.
• Supply documentation of CalWORKs or TANF eligibility (pick up an agency certification form in the EOPS/CARE Office and have your Human Services worker complete and return the form.) 
• Eligible program participants must attend a CARE orientation and sign a Student Agreement Contract before services can be received.

Contact EOPS

Marlena Shaffer, EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs Coordinator/Advisor

College of the Siskiyous
EOPS/CARE and CalWORKs Office, Eddy Hall 3
800 College Avenue
Weed CA 96094

Email: eopsinfo@siskiyous.edu
Phone: (530) 938-5309
Fax (530) 938-5379