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Welcome to EOPS/CARE
The new Student Services Center is now open for business! Please come visit the EOPS/CARE Office in our new space on the first floor. Please note our new phone number: 925-969-2123 or 925-969-2117.
SPRING 2013 OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
2013 Spring Break Hours
The EOPS/CARE Office will be open Monday - Thursday (March 18 - 21, 2013), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The DVC Campus and the EOPS/CARE Office will be closed on Friday, March 22, 2013. We will resume normal Spring 2013 Office Hours the week of March 25, 2013.
EOPS IN THE NEWS
Click on the links below to read recently published articles about some of our successful students and programs!
From expulsion to Honor Society, DVC helped Yani Webster turn her life around
Regina Carlos from near high school dropout to a degree in nursing
DVC student Mercedes Alfaro: from teen parent to Mills College grad
Graduation speaker Miguel Zaragoza reflects on time spent at DVC
Brushes and pens: Art and English coincide at Diablo Valley College
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR POTENTIAL EOPS STUDENTS
SPRING 2013 EOPS NEW STUDENT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
EOPS will be opening up a limited number of slots for new applicants for the spring 2013 semester. New applications will be available online and in the EOPS Office beginning Monday, November 26, 2012. The application period will close on February 1, 2013, or until we have received 200 eligible applications, whichever comes first.
Please visit our "EOPS/CARE application process" webpage for more information about how to apply. You can also download a pdf of our spring 2013 new student application from this page. The EOPS program is a highly impacted program. Only eligible students will be offered a space on a first-come, first-served basis based on need and state guidelines for EOPS eligibility.
Eligible EOPS students, who are single parents who are participating in CalWORKs/TANF, and have children thirteen years of age or younger, may also apply for the CARE Program. If you are a potential CARE student or would like more information, please contact the EOPS Office.
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is committed to meeting the unique educational needs of students hindered by language, social, and economic disadvantages. Eligible students may receive a wide variety of services including, but not limited to, individualized counseling, peer support, book vouchers, and academic and transfer assistance.
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)
Single parent students with dependent children under the age of 14 receiving CalWORKs, county cash aid, may also qualify for the CARE program. CARE provides additional support services such as study-time child care grants, meal tickets, specialized workshops, and parent support groups.
Visit the CARE home page for more information and a link to our CARE Blog.
Links to other helpful related DVC programs:
For more information, visit the EOPS-CARE Office located on the first floor of the Student Services Center (Room 127) on the main DVC campus in Pleasant Hill. Contact us by phone at 925-969-2123 or 925-969-2117.
