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VITA and Free Tax Filing

February 28, 2023

Tax season is here, and with the deadline to file on April 18th fast approaching, we wanted to share some vital information about our local...

Supporting Families Weathering Financial Emergencies

September 12, 2022

Emergency savings provide a critical buffer that allows families to weather financial emergencies that could otherwise be life-altering. Far too many individuals and families are...

Tackling Poverty by Building Generational Wealth: An In-depth Look at the Lubert IDA Program

June 28, 2022

The Lubert Individual Development Account (IDA) program is one of the most important initiatives in our region. It seeks to help everyone in the UWGPSNJ...

Invested Together: Helping Individuals Through Matched Savings

April 25, 2022

Low-income families face systemic barriers to building assets partly due to challenges with accessing capital, labor market segregation, and extractive practices and policies. This is...

Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly’s first-time home buyers will get more help from the city when its grant program returns

April 18, 2022

Akirah Pressley’s three decades of life have been marked by instability. When she was 13, her mother died. A few years later, she was forced...

VITA: More Than Just Taxes

March 31, 2022

Mr. K is homeless and living in the backroom of a Woodland Avenue business. He was referred to Southwest Community Development Corporation (Southwest CDC) because...

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Announces 2022 Recipient of the J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. Fellowship in

March 10, 2022

2022 J. Gordon Cooney Fellowship in Criminal Justice recipient announced, honoring senior partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and former UWGPSNJ Regional Board Chair  PHILADELPHIA,...

Earned Income Tax Credit – No Dollar Left Behind

February 28, 2022

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the most cost-effective and impactful anti-poverty programs implemented over the past few decades. Each year it...

Families with Children: Help is Here with the Child Tax Credit

January 27, 2022

This tax season, we have a huge opportunity to help families with the expansion of the Child Tax Credit through the American Rescue Plan Act...

Calling All Current and Future Tax-Experts!

December 14, 2021

When I joined United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey in the Fall, I was ecstatic to be able to support our local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance...

Impact in Action: Crossing the Digital Divide

November 19, 2021

How many times did you rely on the internet today? How about your computer, laptop or tablet? Imagine having to get through your daily routine,...

A Conversation with Alicia Atkinson

September 15, 2021

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey recently welcomed Alicia Atkinson to the team as Managing Director, Financial Empowerment. Let’s learn a bit...