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.

How to Apply?

CARE accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Application for CARE

• Complete a CARE application.
• Complete the Important Student Forms linked below.

Contact EOPS/CARE

Patrick Walton, Vice President of Student Services; EOPS/CARE Director

Julia Franco, Administrative Assistant II, EOPS/CARE/Articulation

Michelle Knudsen, EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs Counselor/Articulation Officer

Marlena Shaffer, EOPS/CARE Program Specialist

Emaly Brann, VA/EOPS/CalWORKs/NextUp/International Counselor

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