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Aug 31 2010

VACAP Announces EITC Grant

Richmond, Va.- The Virginia Community Action Partnership has announced the Virginia CASH Campaign Earned Income Tax Credit grant.  The Grant Application and Guide is available for download and is due on Thursday, October 7, 2010.

Details available in the grant application (PDF)....

Grant application (word doc)....

 

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 5:00 PM - Categories: Funding Opportunities

Aug 20 2010

2010 Common Cents Conference

Join your free tax preparation and asset building colleagues in Bethesda, Maryland on August 31-September 1.  The Common Cents Conference will present two days of workshops and sessions surrounding free tax preparation and asset building initiatives.

If you  live/work/volunteer in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia or the District of Columbia and want to learn more or become more involved with your local coalition we invite you to participate.

Learn more....

Register....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 1:04 PM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars

Aug 20 2010

New from Brookings: Tinkering with the EITC

"While You Were Sleeping: Tinkering with the Earned Income Tax Credit" by Alan Berube, Senior Fellow and Research Director, Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings

"Last week was an active one for America's stealth anti-poverty policy- the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)- though you'd be forgiven for not noticing.  A couple of decisions, made with little fanfare, should have big implications for how low-income taxpayers receive the credit in the future."

Read the article from Brookings....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 12:48 PM - Categories: Press Releases | VITA

Previous Posts

Jul 14

Brookings New Factsheet "The Child Tax Credit After ARRA"

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 9:00 AM - Categories: Press Releases | VITA |

Jul 2

Virginia CASH Campaign Results

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:49 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Press Releases | VITA |

Jul 2

Harvest Foundation Highlights VITA in Martinsville

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:59 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Flyers |

Jul 1

Webinar Highlights Now Posted

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:16 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Financial Education | VITA |