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CAD Celebrates EITC Day

"Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day"

Left to right: Julia Cheng, Sarah Priest, Sonya Welter, Tom Albright (aide to Senator Al Franken), United Way of Greater Duluth president Paula Reed, West Duluth CDC director Kris Ridgewell, Xavier Bell, Jennifer Snyder, and St Louis County commissioner Steve O'Neil.

Community Action Duluth held a news conference outside the Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building, Friday, January 27, to celebrate Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day and highlight the start of Free Tax Prep January 31. FOX-21, KBJR and WDIO sent reporters and photographers. A project of the Tax Site and Community Engagement teams, the news conference and its lead-up press releases generated television coverage as well as print articles in the Budgeteer paper. We picked the location because there's an IRS office inside the Federal Building. It also has a view of the Ordean Building, location of the newest tax site!

Left to right: Participant Shannon Redbrook, left, and tax site coordinator Julia Cheng listen as FAIM participant Ginga Newton speaks about the impact of EITC, free tax prep and FAIM on her as a single mother.

Expanded tax site hours offered again in 2012

Community Action Duluth offers free tax preparation on Monday and Wednesday afternoons to taxpayers with dependents, senior citizens and people with disabilities. Please call (218) 726-1665 to schedule an appointment.

Become a FreeTax Site Volunteer!

Click here to check out Free Tax Site volunteer job descriptions.
Click here for a volunteer application (.pdf version)
Click here for a volunteer appliction (Microsoft Word version)
Click here for a volunteer fillable appliction (Microsoft Word electronically fillable version)
(Either send in an application before or bring it with you to your orientation. Returning volunteers need not fill out another application.)
Click here to see Free Tax Site Volunteer Frequently Asked Questions.
Click here to download our Tax Volunteer Flyer.

If you would like to learn more about this exciting, rewarding, and fun opportunity, please call Community Action Duluth at 726-1665 or email Julia at julia@communityactionduluth.org.

Comments From Some of Our Volunteers:

"I truly felt like I was making a difference."

"The volunteers were great to work with and the clients were so appreciative. I had a great experience."

"I loved volunteering at the tax site. The people I worked with were great! The people we served were great! The food was great!"

"The first return I did was for a young couple who just found out they were going to have a baby. The excitement they had when finding out they were getting a refund was enough to get me hooked on trying to help people through free tax prep."

"I met other great volunteers, and I learned a lot about tax law. I also learned a lot about the struggles of people trying to get by on several part-time jobs and other challenges."

"I enjoyed the volunteers and their great spirit and dedication. It was fun to help families receive the Earned Income Tax Credit refunds."

Results of your hard work...

• 1,462 returns prepared
• Over 2000 people served, including 707 dependants
• Total of over $2.8 million in state and federal refunds
• 17 savings accounts opened at Northern Communities Credit Union
• 118 people received Credit Counseling from Lutheran Social Services