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CARE Program

You don’t need to go it alone. Let CARE help!

The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education program offers a number of additional services for EOPS single parents who are receiving TANF cash aid assistance. This program was designed to promote self-sufficiency through education and training.

EOPS Services Offered

Counseling

Specialized counseling for EOPS students focuses on academic planning, career planning, and personal concerns. Services are designed to assist students in developing strategies that help them succeed in reaching their goals.

Financial Assistance

  • Textbook assistance*
  • Emergency loans*
  • Direct student grants*
  • IVC parking permits*
  • ASIVC memberships*
  • Transportation assistance*

*Dependent on available funding

Resources

Non-academic obstacles like hunger, child care, or housing needs shouldn't hold you back from your college career.

Student Primary Needs

This website provides a listing of off-campus community resources for services such as housing, child care, food resources, medical/dental, and mental health.

​LGBTQIA+ Safe Spaces at IVC

Irvine Valley College LGBTQIA+ Safe Space program aims to increase awareness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersexed, and asexual/agender communities on campus, to support the college’s efforts to promote an accepting, supportive, and diverse learning environment, and to create a welcoming and tolerant environment for all members of the campus community.

LGBTQIA+ Resources

On Campus Resources

  • The IVC Pride Scholars program offers personal, career, and academic counseling. To schedule an appointment, schedule online or call the IVC Counseling Center at 949-451-5319.
  • Pride Scholars offers our Rainbow Cafe meetings, a monthly group for building community and support. Rainbow Cafe offers a safe space to discuss your unique issues and concerns.

What is LGBTQIA+?

LGBTQIA+ is an acronym that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Agender, and more. These terms can refer to a person’s sexual orientation, romantic orientation, and/or gender identity. In a move towards inclusivity, the older, shorter, acronym — LGBT — has been expanded. The language used to talk about LGBTQIA+ people is constantly evolving, new words are often created and old ones fall from prominent or accepted usage as people try to more accurately describe their diverse identities and experiences.