The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week detailing the challenge of food insecurity among college students in the United States. The report contains information gathered from a review of 31 current studies around food insecurity and in-depth examinations of 14 different campuses offering a range of interventions to address student hunger. Here…
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Social Innovation Fund Sponsored Study Finds Single Stop Increases Student Persistence The Social Innovation Fund-sponsored study was funded through New Profit and spearheaded by independent evaluators at RAND. The study observed low-income, first-time college students and tracked Single Stop programs at 11 community college campuses. Overall, the evaluators found that students who use Single Stop…
Single Stop’s Impact on Retention and Student Outcomes Single Stop is thrilled to announce the results of a Social Innovation Fund sponsored study investigating Single Stop’s impact on student achievement and success. The study, spearheaded by independent evaluators at RAND, observed low-income first-time college students at four community college systems that included 11 college campuses…
The Wisconsin HOPE Lab, in collaboration with Single Stop, the Healthy Minds Study, and the Association of Community College Trustees announce the release of a new research report that assesses food and housing insecurity among community college students. Read Hungry To Learn Authors Sara Goldrick-Rab, Katharine M. Broton, and Daniel Eisenberg surveyed more than 4,000 students at 10 community colleges in California, Louisiana,…
Single Stop issues comments on ground breaking new federal workforce law that has the potential to support millions of Americans in their quest for post-secondary credentials and good jobs. Read our full comments here.
Single Stop featured in Aspen Ascend Fellowship’s Anthology by Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron. See the full publication here.
Single Stop was highlighted by the Urban Institute as a best practice in coordinating multiple benefits enrollment and outreach. Read more here.
Single Stop USA and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab are pleased to share the most recent study of sites involved in Single Stop’s New Profit Social Innovation Fund award. The report highlights what this project has achieved by bringing an innovative approach to the provision of student services as well as areas where implementation improvements can…
Clearing the Path to a Brighter Future: Addressing Barriers to Community College Access and Success.
A new white paper issued by Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and Single Stop USA details the impact the Single Stop model has had on community college students, as well as federal policy recommendations to support student success. Click here for more.
Read about the achievements of the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence winners and finalist-with-distinction Single Stop partner CUNY Kingsborough: “Kingsborough’s whatever-it-takes approach is perhaps best reflected in a center called Single Stop…” Click here to read more.