CalWORKs/Workforce Preparation

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Eligible CalWORKs students may receive transportation assistance in the form of a $25 Arco gas card for the following:

1. Attend workshops (maximum 3 for workshops per semester and 1 per month for attending a student parent group meeting that month)
2. Submit a copy of your employment paystub/volunteer program (once per semester)
3. Portraits of Success Application/Submission (once per year)
4. Submit a copy of an acceptance letter to a university or vocational program
5. Complete an exit form once you leave Moreno Valley College CalWORKs

Eligibility requirements include: current proof of cash aid (dated for the first month of the current term or later), currently enrolled in at least 1 unit at MVC, and have a verified unmet financial need.

• Financial aid, academic, personal, and career counseling
• Official college student educational plans (SEP)
• Financial Aid and Welfare to Work approved SEP
• Priority registration
• Book loan
• Computer lab with internet/printing capability
• Direct referrals to EOPS/CARE
• Work study and job placement
• Career pathway planning and linkages to labor market
• Intensive case management
• Educational and occupational assessments
• Assistance with meeting the 20/35 hours of work to meet County compliance requirements
• Coordination and advocacy on- and off-campus
• Referrals to campus and community resources

Moreno Valley College teams up with employers to provide subsidized job training, for the CalWORKs work study program, to eligible students. This program benefits employers as well as students to be eligible students are required to:

• Provide a current Welfare to Work (WTW) contract
• Maintain enrollment in 1.0 or more units each semester
• Maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA
• Maintain eligibility for the CalWORKs program
• Receive CalWORKs (cash aid) through a county Welfare department in California
• Attend monthly career related workshops

We have limited services available to post-employment students, those students who stopped receiving cash aid within the last two years and are currently employed through unsubsidized employment. Proof of the date of termination or case closure and current employment are required. Proof of cash aid or post-employment is required before any services can be provided.

Services are available for current and former foster youth through the NextUp Guardian Scholars program.

Eligible CalWORKs students will receive a $25 Arco Gas Card for attending a workshop (must attend the entire workshop). Eligibility requirements are: Current proof of cash aid, currently enrolled in at least 1 unit at MVC, have an unmet financial need. Gas Cards forms and/or Gas Cards will be distributed in the CalWORKs office on campus. Please inquire with Nicole LeDuff via email.