CUNY has partnered with the nonprofit organization Single Stop which offers referrals to a variety of social services including legal, child care, health insurance, financial counseling, public benefits, and tax preparation. There is a screening process. Some campuses request that you do the screening process online, while others have an office where you can meet with someone.

Several CUNY schools provide a Carroll and Milton Petrie Student Emergency Grant Fund which has been created for the purpose of providing quick response emergency grants to students in good standing with short-term financial emergencies, to enable them to remain in school, rather than being forced to take a leave of absence or drop out.