EOPS & CARE

Driven by a legacy of equity and social justice, EOPS provides a personalized connection for our students so they have the navigational capital to achieve academic success. We enhance the student experience by offering solution-based practices. We provide over and above services aimed to encourage, support, and empower students from entry to completion.

Innovative Technology: We apply the use of technology to improve our operations and workflow.

Accountability: We hold ourselves accountable toward meeting EOPS implementation guidelines.

Navigating: We inform and guide students through various campus resources to promote awareness and to build self-advocacy skills that will navigate Foothill College and transition into the 4-year college system and/or their future career.

Specialized Attention: We provide personalized services to meet students’ individual and unique needs.

Joyful: We promote a friendly, joyful environment filled with compassion for each other and our students.

Collegial: We work in a supportive and trusting, team-based environment that allows for collegial decision-making.

Innovation: We provide a safe space that encourages innovation and experimentation of ideas.

CARE (Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education) is part of EOPS. As a single parent, you may be eligible for CARE.

CARE focuses on the special needs of single parents receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

EOPS/CARE staff act as liaisons with the State Department of Social Services, CalWORKs, and other community agencies to make your educational experience a positive one.

You are eligible for CARE support if you

• are the single head of your household
• a TANF recipient
• meet EOPS eligibility

It is our commitment to extend support services to CARE students to help them achieve their educational goals at Foothill College. The concept of "over & above" in assisting CARE students is embraced and exercised among our dedicated staff.

• Gas Cards
• Textbooks
• Tutorials
• Financial Assistance
• Counseling
• Resource Referrals
• Workshops and Conferences
• Educational Supplies
• CalWORKs Update

Do You Qualify?

Take this one-minute assessment to help you self-identify your eligibility for the CARE program.

1. Are you a single parent?
   Yes___ No___
   
   
2. Are you currently receiving TANF?
   Yes___ No___
   
   
3. Do you have at least one child under the age of 14 years old?
   Yes___ No___
   
   

If you answered, "YES" to the above questionnaire and anticipate to enroll in college full time, then you may be eligible for the CARE program. There will be additional criteria that will be considered.