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Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (C.A.R.E.)
is a program for head of household single parents with at least one child
under the age of 13 receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
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Criteria |
Documentation Needed |
Reference |
| Must be eligible for and
served by EOPS; must document EOPS educational disadvantage and
income elgiblitiy |
1) EOPS OR EOPS/CARE
application
2) Student education plan
3) Mutual responsibility contractAlso evidence of three EOPS/CARE
counseling contacts per semester |
Title 5 regulations,
Section 56204 and 56220
Title 5, Section 56236 |
Must be eligible for and
served by CARE: therefore at time of acceptance into CARE, student
must:
1) be 18 years of age
2) have one child under 14 years old
3) be current recipient of CalWORKs/TANF as single head of household |
See all above; also my
have separate CARE application Student eligible for CARE as long
as county welfare department or Tribal TANF Program Administrator
provides verification that student or dependent child currently
receives CalWORKs/TANF cash aid and all other CARE eligibility
requirements are met.
Untaxed Income Verification, Notice of Action or similar form
certified by county welfare department or Tribal TANF Program
Administrator my be used to document CalWORKS/TANF requirement for
CARE eligibility; student self-certification is not sufficient to
determine eligibility |
CARE Program Guidelines |
May be eligible for and
served simultaneously by other specially funded programs (e.g.,
CalWORKs, TANF, VTEA, AmeriCorps, New Horizon, etc.)
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Must have proof of
eligibility for all specially funded programs, including EOPS/CARE
Program services should be coordinated without duplication |
CARE Program Guidelines |
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