RuFES Webinar Opportunity on May 14, 2009

Strengthening Rural Families, the Rural Family Economic Success Network (RuFES) is hosting a free webinar on May 14, 2009.  The webinar will help answer these four questions:

·         What's the economic stimulus package got to do with—and for—RuFES? (AKA: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)

·         What are the top two or three opportunities in the stimulus package that might help RuFES action teams Earn It? And Keep It? And Grow It?

·         How can your community access and influence stimulus funds?

·         What general opportunities in the package might help your entire RuFES effort?

Learn more about the webinar and register....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 1:49 PM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Funding Opportunities

Support VA EITC/Matched Savings Weekend

The State Information Technology Consortium, along with VACAP and the Department of Housing and Community Development invite you to the next free webinar, to help support the upcoming "Matched Savings Weekend".

Join Hollie Cammarasana and Sabrina Blackett from DHCD as they work with free tax preparation coalitions and VIDA intermediaries to host the upcoming "Matched Savings Weekend" on February 21, 2009.

Listen to the "Matched Savings Weekend " webcast....

Download a copy of the Press release and a list of participating VIDA Intermediaries....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:59 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Press Releases

Financial Education Resources for EITC Recipients

This webinar will be the third in a series of free webinars brought to you by the State Information Technology Consortium.

Join Ken Ackerman as he presents "Financial Education Resources for EITC Recipients".   You can listen to the presentation and download links for use in your financial education classes.

Listen to the "Financial Education webcast"....

Download a list of Financial Education resources....

Download a list of Financial Literacy Online Games....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:48 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars

What's New This Tax Season

Join us for the second in the webinar series for What's New This Tax Season. Brought to you by SITC and representatives from the IRS and Virginia Department of Taxation.

Listen to "What's New This Tax Season" webcast

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 12:00 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | VITA

Making the Link: EITC and VIDA

This Webinar will provide information about the requirements and benefits of the Virginia Individual Development Accounts (VIDA) matched savings program for low-income clients.  An overview of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit will be presented.

Presenters will inform and encourage agencies and EITC coalitions to help their low-income clients "make the link" to a VIDA account when they receive their EITC tax refund.

Listen to the webcast of "Making the Link"

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:32 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Conferences/Webinars

Webinar Series

The State Information Technology Consortium announced a new EITC/VIDA Training Series webinars.  This training series is designed to improve the capacity of Virginia's Community Action Agencies, Departments of Social Services, and EITC coalitions to help Virginia's low-income working families and individuals build their assets.

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:24 AM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars | Press Releases

National Women's Law Center Webinar and Outreach Toolkit

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Coalition on Human Needs are hosting a series of free webinars on tax credits for working families. By participating in the webinars, advocates and service providers will learn about tax credits that can help families put money in their pockets, easy ways to include tax credits outreach in their current work, and how to help families find free tax preparation services.

For more information visit the National Women's Law Center website....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:31 PM - Categories: Conferences/Webinars