Joining CARE

• Academic planning and advising
• Personal and career counseling
• Priority registration
• Textbook funds
• Calculator and textbook loan programs
• Computer and printing services
• EOPS financial grants based on student eligibility and state funding
• Transfer and academic success workshops
• Transfer and graduation assistance
• Fee waivers for UC and CSU admission applications
• Advice and assistance with admission, registration, assessment and financial aid procedures
• Cap and gown funds for graduating students
• University campus visits
• Peer advising
• Referrals to college and community based services and programs

• A supportive and caring environment for single parents
• Assistance with social service issues – We can act as liaison with the state Department of Social Services, CalWORKS and other agencies
• Financial assistance for books, school supplies, college fees, transportation and meals
• Help with securing child care
• CARE grants based on student eligibility and state funding
• Single parent workshops and support networks

To qualify for CARE, you must 

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have at least one dependent child under the age of 14
• Be a single parent and the head of household as determined by the California Department of Social Services
• Be receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits
• Meet all EOPS eligibility requirements – click the next red bar for details

To meet the EOPS eligibility requirements, you must

• Be a resident of California
• Take at least 12 units (there are limited exemptions for students with a verified disability)
• Have completed fewer than 105 quarter units or 70 semester units that are degree-applicable 
• Qualify as "educationally disadvantaged" by meeting any of the following criteria:
  • • You do not qualify to enroll for the minimum-level English or Mathematics courses required for you degree objective, or
    • You have not fulfilled the requirements for a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate, or
    • You graduated from high school with less than a 2.5 grade point average, or
    • You have enrolled in high school or college remedial courses in English or Math, or
    • You are determined to be educationally disadvantaged in the judgment of the EOPS director or designee, using state guidelines
• Meet one of these criteria to be considered financially disadvantaged:
  • You are receiving TANF, SSI or General Assistance, or
  • You are eligible for the California College Promise Grant B (CCPG-B) under the current income standards – click the next red bar for details

5CCR Section 58620: Student household income (dependent or independent) in the prior year equal to or less than 150% of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines for a family of that size

5CCR Section 58620(b)(1)(F): For purposes of this subdivision, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines used each year shall be the most recently published guidelines immediately preceding the academic year for which a fee waiver is requested.

1. If you haven't already applied for admission to De Anza, you'll need to submit the application for admission 
2. Review the program eligibility requirements listed under the "Who Is Eligible?" heading on this webpage
3. If you believe you may be eligible, you must do both of these:

• • Submit the EOPS/CARE/NextUp application
  • Submit the California College Promise Grant application

1. If you did not take classes at De Anza during the previous quarter – fall, winter or spring – you'll need to submit a new application for admission. (You don't need to do this if you only skipped summer session.)
2. Be sure that you have completed the assessment process AND declared a major (not "undecided") AND selected a goal of transfer, degree or certificate.
3. Review the program eligibility requirements listed under the "Who Is Eligible?" heading on this webpage
4. If you believe you may be eligible, you must do both of these:

• • Submit the EOPS/CARE/NextUp application
  • Submit the California College Promise Grant application