About CARE
The State of California established the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) program in the California Community Colleges as "a unique educational program geared toward the welfare recipient who desires job-relevant education to break the dependency cycle. In 2007, the CARE program celebrates its 30th year since its founding as an EOPS Special Project at Imperial Valley College and 25th anniversary as the first state-funded and system wide program of its kind in the nation. Nearly 10,000 students seeking a viable alternative to continued public assistance for personal and family support are provided educational support services every year through 110 CARE programs at all 72 community college districts in California. The FY 2007-2008 budget appropriation for CARE is $15.505 million.