1st Stop

A single point of entry for low-income families to access life-changing public benefits, tax credits and other essential social services that might otherwise remain untapped and inaccessible. These basic resources -- food, health insurance, childcare and tax refunds -- increase the likelihood that families are healthy and stable, with parents who work and children who attend school.

Services provided include:

Comprehensive Needs Assessment
Benefits Screening
Information and referral: all available services, resources and opportunities that can lead to economic self-sufficiency
Case Management
Advocacy
Counseling

Includes One-Stop eligibility screening for the following programs:

Credit Union Loans and Banking Services
Financial Literacy
Head Start and Infant/Toddler Child Care
Health Care and Health Literacy
Home Energy Assistance
Homelessness Prevention
Weatherization
Public Entitlements
And much more...

Make BCCAP's 1st Stop Program YOUR 1st stop on the way to a better life.