Category: Financial Education

Mar 11 2010

VCU Hosts Metro CASH Asset Fair

Richmond, Va.- VCU hosted an Asset Fair at Snead Hall on Saturday, March 6th.  The Fair featured 18 local organizations assisting individuals and families with a variety of financial services.  Free Tax Preparation services were also availabe.

Metro CASH Asset Fair

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:59 PM - Categories: VITA | Coalition Partners | Financial Education

Mar 3 2010

BB&T and Mountain CAP Partnership

BB&T and Mountain CAP are joining forces in Wytheville to provide free tax preparation services and financial education opportunities.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:12 AM - Categories: VITA | Flyers | Coalition Partners | Financial Education

Feb 26 2010

Fairfax County Launches Financial Education Initiative

Fairfax County's new Financial Education Initiative complements the successful Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) that provides free income tax preparation services at 18 sites throughout Northern Virginia.  The goal of financial education is to give residents the tools and resources they need to recover from a financial crisis or to prevent a crisis from occurring in the first place.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 4:15 PM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education

Feb 9 2010

Super Saturday in Martinsville at PHCC

Patrick Henry Community College will host a Super Saturday event on February 13th from 10am to 2pm.  The United Way HOPE Initiative will offer free tax preparation during the day.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 8:14 AM - Categories: VITA | Coalition Partners | Financial Education

Oct 27 2009

MACAA Announces Fall Financial Education Schedule

The Monticello Area Community Action Agency has announced their fall Financial Education training schedule. 

Sessions are FREE, open to the public, and held at MACAA’s Main Office located at 1025 Park ST, Charlottesville, VA 22901. To RESERVE a seat, you must PRE-REGISTER. Call 434-295-3171 x3025 or email oarmstrong@macaa.org. Certificate provided upon completion of eight hours.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:17 AM - Categories: Coalition Partners | Financial Education

Oct 20 2009

NCTC Asset Building Resource Guide

The National Community Tax Coalition has a new Asset Building Products and Practices Resource Guide

The National Community Tax Coalition (NCTC) collaborated with members of its Asset Building Working Group and VITA programs to produce the 2009 Asset Building Products & Practices Resource Guide. By consulting the guide, interested programs can find descriptions of asset building products and practices, information on successful asset building strategies during the tax season, and additional resources for supporting their work.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:30 AM - Categories: Press Releases | Financial Education

Aug 28 2009

Virginia Supportive Housing Announces Money Matters- A Free Series

Money Matters- A Free Series will be held at the Mechanicsville Employment Center beginning Friday, September 4.  Call 804-417-6721 to reserve your seat.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 8:21 AM - Categories: Flyers | Financial Education