CARE & CalWORKS

CARE & CalWORKs Staff
Please contact (831) 646-4247, or email eopsemail@mpc.edu for questions or to schedule an appointment.

 

Kacey Giammanco

CARE Coordinator,
CalWORKs Counselor
kgiammanco@mpc.edu
(831) 646-4248

Daisy Chaidez

Categorical Services Coordinator I
dchaidez@mpc.edu
(831) 646-4247

 

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CARE

What is CARE?

CARE (Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education) is a collaboration between Monterey Peninsula College, EOPS and the Monterey County Department of Social Services (MCDSS). It is a program designed to help students succeed in college.

CARE recognizes that many students, as single parents on have never been able to go to college due to challenges with problems with child care, transportation, or family difficulties. The goal of this program to give participants a chance to overcome some of these obstacles and expand their educational and job training opportunities.

CARE Eligibility

  • CARE students are single head of household students that are currently receiving CalWORKS (formerly TANF)
  • CARE students must be EOPS eligible

 CARE Services

  • Academic Counseling
  • Academic and Personal Development Workshops
  • Meal Plan
  • Emergency Grants
  • Referrals to on-campus and off-campus resources
  • Holiday Workshop

CalWORKs

cw_logo_stackedWhat is CalWORKs?

CalWORKs is an acronym for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, CalWORKs can help students on public assistance get access to vital services such as work study, job placement, childcare, curriculum development, skills training, and more.

CalWORKs Services

  • Academic Counseling
  • Academic and Personal Development Workshops
  • Work Study
  • Referrals to on-campus and off-campus resources

CalWORKS Forms