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Financial Empowerment

Citizens and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Provide Free Tax Prep

April 3, 2024

Citizens provides $30,000 grant and volunteer support to deliver free tax assistance for PA and NJ residents with household incomes under $64K Philadelphia (April 3,...

Financial Empowerment

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...

Financial Empowerment

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...

Financial Empowerment

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...

Financial Empowerment

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...

Financial Empowerment

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...

Financial Empowerment

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey Announces Free Tax Preparation Programs to Individuals and Families earning less

February 10, 2021

Free and confidential tax services available virtually as tax season gets underway PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) marked the...

United Way

A CLOSER LOOK: UNITED FOR EQUITY

July 23, 2020

An in-depth look at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s support for communities of color We are on a mission. A mission to...

Financial Empowerment

4 Reasons why VITA means more than a tax return – it’s empowerment!

February 22, 2019

Piles of paperwork. Hours at the computer. Long visits to the accountant. For most of us, tax season is a hassle we’d rather do without....

Financial Empowerment

VITA’s got you covered: free tax prep is back for 2019!

February 13, 2019

Tax season is here – a time of year that most of us find a little, well, taxing. And with good reason! It’s time consuming,...

Career Pathways

Strengthening Philadelphia’s Economy Through Partnerships

June 26, 2018

At a recent event hosted by our Impact Partner, Clarifi, two women spoke about their experiences before they went through the organization’s financial bootcamp. What...

United Way

Your most important to-do this week.

April 17, 2018

An invitation can be powerful. It opens doors, makes connections and creates a sense of belonging that relationships and communities need to thrive. Before I...