2. About Miami Dade College: Miami Dade College has the largest undergraduate enrollment of any U.S. college or university, with more than 174,000 students Opportunity Changes Everything” at MDC: For many students, MDC represents their only real chance to enroll in higher education – 74 percent of all MDC students need college preparatory coursework in reading, writing, math and/or English-as-a-second-language coursework. Half of MDC students report a native language other than English. More than half of MDC students will be the first in their families to attend college – 56 percent are first-generation college students.

3. About Miami Dade College: More than half of MDC students will be the first in their families to attend college – 56 percent are first-generation college students. MDC provides access to higher education for working students – 69 percent work while attending college, and 20 percent work full time. MDC provides access for financially needy students – 46 percent are below the federal poverty level for their household size, and 67 percent are low income.

4. Benefits Site management, client intake, benefits screening and application assistance w/ BEN tech platform Referrals to onsite legal, financial, and tax Tax Free, high volume tax prep campaign Coordinated by Single Stop Legal Free legal services provided by community organization Coordinated by Single Stop Financial Free financial counseling Coordinated by Single Stop Site Coordinator (MDC Staff) Tax Preparer (Catalyst Miami) Attorney (Legal Services of Greater Miami ) Financial Counselor (Catalyst Miami) Single Stop at MDC

5. Benefits Screening Screening determine eligibility for:  SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)= Food Assistance  TANF= Cash Assistance  Medicaid= Healthcare  Safe Link= Free cell phone  LIHEAP= Energy Bill Discount Recertification

6. Financial Counseling Free Confidential One-on-One Financial Advice  Credit Report  Debt Management  Personalized Budgets  Individual Development Account (IDA)Savings Plan  FAFSA assistance

7.  Free Confidential One-on-One Legal Advice  Tax controversies  Public benefit denials  Housing issues  HIV/AIDS related cases  And more!  Referrals and legal counseling available Legal Services

8. Tax Preparation Free tax preparation services for Miami Dade College Students and their immediate family members.  IRS Trained Tax Preparers  Maximize your refunds  Earned income credits  Tax deductions for school expenses

9. MDC Single Stop Mentoring Program A proven mentoring model that pairs new students and professionals in a two-year mentorship relationship. Mentors provide students with much- needed guidance and direction as they pursue a degree or credential at MDC.

10. MDC Single Stop Mentoring Program A proven mentoring model that pairs new students and professionals in a two-year mentorship relationship. Mentors provide students with much- needed guidance and direction as they pursue a degree or credential at MDC.

11. Program Accomplishments: Since the program launched, the Single Stop sites at MDC have served over 6,000 students, helping them access benefits and services worth nearly $11 million.

12. Contacts and Locations Barbara Pryor Director, Single Stop bpryor@mdc.edu (305)237-1448 bpryor@mdc.edu Single Stop USA 1825 Park Avenue, Suite 503 New York, NY 10035 (212)480-2870 Wolfson Campus Mercy Arenas Project Coordinator Marenas@mdc.edu (305)237-3338 Marenas@mdc.edu Kendall Campus Jennifer Kross Project Coordinator Jkross@mdc.edu (305)237-0712 Jkross@mdc.edu North Campus Mathew Jean Project Coordinator mjean2@mdc.edu (305)237-1444 mjean2@mdc.edu

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