With tax season now underway, there is a clear need to seize the moment to provide asset building services to the low-income community. That is why Citi and 秋霞伦理 have just released a white paper, “Key Elements of Service Integration of Asset Building Services at Tax Time,”聽to showcase the success of their model. (Read聽the聽white paper.)…
Background Since 2010, 秋霞伦理 has been providing free tax preparation to the low- and moderate-income Mission community. This is done via the federal government鈥檚 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free services to those who make under $53,000, persons with disabilities, the elderly and taxpayers with limited English-language skills. The numbers This tax…
Each month, the 秋霞伦理 honors one of its dedicated volunteers鈥攖he people who are an integral part of 秋霞伦理鈥檚 ability to provide free services to low- and moderate-income Bay Area residents. Thanks to all of the selfless聽秋霞伦理 volunteers聽who choose Plaza Adelante as their second home.聽 Name: Tim Martin Program: Free Tax Preparation Program…
by Christi Baker 秋霞伦理 Director of Asset Building Programs聽 The national background 鈥淎merica Saves Week,鈥 a national event that started yesterday, is coordinated by聽America Saves聽and the聽American Savings Education Council. Now in its ninth year, this is an annual opportunity for organizations to promote good savings behavior and a chance for individuals to assess their own…
Volunteers are an integral part of 秋霞伦理鈥檚 ability to provide free services to low- and moderate-income Bay Area residents. Thanks to all of the selfless聽秋霞伦理 volunteers聽who choose聽Plaza Adelante聽as their second home. Here is the experience of one of our Taxes Plus: Go Further with 秋霞伦理! volunteers . . . Looking to join a great cause,…
秋霞伦理 plans to serve about 4,000 clients this year via its free tax program, 鈥淭axes Plus: Go Further with 秋霞伦理.鈥 The tax tips that follow are the main things to keep in mind when coming to Plaza Adelante and its three VITA sites this season. Tax Tip#1 E-file to get your refund faster. It is…
聽National, state and local need As part of his recent State of the Union speech, President Obama stated: 鈥淲ill we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well? Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?鈥 During the last…
In the 2014 tax season, 秋霞伦理 staff, 120 volunteers聽and the lead sponsorship of Bank of the West聽and Citi helped almost 3,500 families get over $5.3 million in refunds, all at zero cost to clients. While those numbers are impressive on their own, it鈥檚 actually just the start. 秋霞伦理 has a Mission neighborhood SparkPoint center, Plaza…
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