SINGLE STOP USA INC

SINGLE STOP HARNESSES AMERICA'S MOST EFFECTIVE ANTI-POVERTY TOOLS TO CREATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. SINGLE STOP OFFERS A ONE-STOP OFF-RAMP OUT OF POVERTY BY SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, SINGLE STOP HAS FOCUSED ON ESSENTIALS. SITES CONNECT VISITORS FIRST AND FOREMOST TO FOOD STAMPS, LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES, HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND JOBS. OUR NATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ALLOWS US TO MEET OUR CLIENTS AT THEIR POINT OF NEED IN THE PLACES THEY FREQUENT THE MOST. WHETHER THEY ARE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FOOD PANTRIES, LIBRARIES, VETERANS' CENTERS, ETC., OR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THEIR LOCALE OFFERS A UNIQUE VANTAGE POINT FROM WHICH TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MUCH-NEEDED RESOURCES. AT OVER 100 SITES ACROSS 12 STATES, SINGLE STOP PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND ENSURE THEIR CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE MAJOR ANTI-POVERTY RESOURCES AVAILABLE. OVER 46 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE IN POVERTY. CONNECTING FAMILIES TO RESOURCES TO GET THEM OUT OF POVERTY IS A PROBLEM OF LOGISTICS, AND SOLVING IT MEANS MOVING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TOWARDS ECONOMIC SECURITY. SINGLE STOP IS CREATING A NEW PATHWAY FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN AMERICA. OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH BREAKS THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY LEVERAGING EXISTING FINANCIAL RESOURCES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SINGLE STOP MEETS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON THEIR TEAMS AT THE PLACE THEY FREQUENT MOST. OUR "ONE-STOP-SHOP" MODEL PROVIDES UNPRECEDENTED EASE OF ACCESS TO A HOLISTIC SET OF SERVICES, IN ONE PLACE AT ONE TIME, UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE MAXIMUM IMPACT. SINGLE STOP WORKS WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, INCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE FOOD PANTRIES, SETTLEMENT HOUSES AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT - SINGLE STOP PROVIDES HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME AND THE AGED, BLIND AND DISABLED POPULATION IN NEW YORK CITY. TYPICALLY, THIS SERVICE IS INTEGRATED WITHIN A FULLER SINGLE STOP PROGRAM AS A WRAPAROUND SERVICE. FREE TAX PREPARATION: SINGLE STOP FACILITATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE TAX SERVICES ACROSS PARTNER AGENCIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS, INCLUDING VIRTUAL, SELF-PREPARATION AND A FULL VITA SITE. SINGLE STOP PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTNERS AS THEY INTEGRATE THIS SERVICE INTO THEIR CLIENT OFFERING. CLIENTS ARE LOW-INCOME USUALLY WITH INCOMES OF LESS THAN $17,000.