Single Stop Center

Our goal-is to reduce poverty by giving people the right advice about public benefits, the right legal counsel and the right financial advice from professional financial consultants regarding financial family planning including debts problems. Social workers provide advice solving domestic problems. All of the advice and services are provided by the Marks JCH Single Stop staff in one-on-one meetings. All communications are strictly confidential and the advice is free.

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Our Services:

1.Benefits - Free benefits counseling to help individuals and families tap every public program for which they qualify, including public assistance, food stamps, Medicaid, housing, healthcare, school lunch, heating assistance, social security disability and more.

2.Financial - Free financial counseling to help individuals and families open a bank account; solve debt problems, credit and budget problems and plan for their future.

3.Legal - Free legal counseling provided by NYLAG ( New York Legal Assistance Group) attorneys, covering a wide range of civil problems—including housing evictions, immigration, custody battles, and advice on setting up and maintaining small businesses.

4.Tax - Free tax counseling (between January and May) to help low-income families file their forms and claim tax refunds from the federal and state government.

5.Social Services - Free on-site referrals to family support services for a wide range of problems, including domestic violence, mental-health care, homelessness, food, foster-care placement and substance abuse.