- EITC Outreach and free tax prep. Annually recruit, train, and deploy volunteer tax preparers to assist taxpayers in capturing all tax credits for which they are eligible. Provide social service organizations with the tools they need to assist taxpayers to file their own returns using www.icanefile.org. Maintain capacity to continue education about tax credits and free filing services for taxpayers to continue filing outside the parameters of tax season.
- Annually produce “Pierce County Saves” event in conjunction with “America Saves” week. Work with area financial institutions to promote a year-round “Pierce County Saves” campaign.
- Develop a Speakers’ Bureau, scripts, video for use in community communications.
- Compile comprehensive list of services offered by member organizations and use the network to make it easier for consumers to access services.
- Establish means of evaluating effectiveness of programs and collecting outcome data.
- Bring in-kind marketing resources to the table.
