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Tax Preparation Begins 1/30/2010 and goes through 4/14/2010
Click here for this year's checklist of documents to bring with you to the tax site
Community Action Duluth Main office site:
Walk-in tax preparation service available at Community Action Duluth offices at 19 North 21st Avenue West on:
Tuesdays, doors open at 4:30pm
and
Saturdays, doors open at 8:45am
Community Action Duluth
Click here for a map of Community Action Duluth's location
Memorial Park tax site:
Appointments are avaialble at our Memorial Park family tax site location at 5315 Grand Avenue on:
Mondays, doors open at 4:30pm
and
Wednesdays, doors open at 4:30pm
Other appointments available by contacting Community Action Duluth at 218-726-1665
Memorial Park
Click here for a map of Memorial Park's location
Images of Memorial Park (click on thumbnail for larger image)
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| From Road coming from east on Grand |
Front of Building- North Side of Grand |
Corner of Building- NE View from intersection of Central and Grand |
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Parking also available on N Central avenue not far from intersection with Grand |
| Parking 1- On Elenaor-Across from Apartments |
Parking 2- Playground Lot |
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Community Action Duluth expanded again last year to offering free tax preparation on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, in addition to Saturday morning. This site in West Duluth at Memorial Park – 5315 Grand Ave again catered to busy families by offering appointments. This greatly reduced the waiting times for our customers. We also offered free child care for people who were getting their taxes done. At the West Duluth site were credit counselors from LSS Financial Services who could pull free credit reports for our customers and met with them individually to review their reports and discuss ways they could improve their credit. |
Friendly tax site volunteers reviewing taxes
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Tax site volunteer prepares taxes for a customer |
This site also accepted some walk-in customers with dependents.
The Express Refund Loan and Savings Program was offered again last year with our partners at Northern Communities Credit Union. This program allowed our customers to get the federal part of their refund usually within 24 hours of getting their taxes done, at a very low cost. Everyone receiving an Express Loan also received a free savings account at Northern Communities Credit Union which is conveniently located across from the Memorial tax site or at the Government Services Building downtown. We also offered savings accounts to anyone at the tax site even customers who did not choose to get an Express Loan. This service has enabled our customers who did not have any savings account to take a step toward financial stability.
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Results from this year's hard work:
1260 returns prepared
2056 people served including 644 dependants
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Total of over $2.5 Million in state and federal refunds |
42 new savings accounts opened at Northern Communities Credit Union 28 of these people received low-fee
Express Refund Loans |
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138 people received
Credit Counseling from Lutheran Social Services |
Click here to check out Tax Site volunteer job descriptions
Click here for a Volunteer Application
(either send in application before or bring it with you to your orientation, returning volunteers need not fill out another application)
Click here to see Tax Site Volunteer Frequently Asked Questions
If you would like to learn more about this exciting, rewarding and fun opportunity, please call Community Action Duluth @ 726-1665 or email Eric at eric@communityactionduluth.org
Here are comments from some of this year's volunteers:
"I truly felt like I was making a difference" |
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"The volunteers were great to work with an 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 are great! The food was great!" |
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"The first return I did was for a young couple that 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, 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." |
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"I enjoyed the volunteers and their great spirit and dedication. It was fun to help families receive the Earned Income Tax Credit refunds." |
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