Helping People . . . Changing Lives ASSIST NEWSFree Income Tax Preparation for 2011 Taxes will begin in late January 2012. The Assist Agency partners with the Internal Revenue Service to provide free tax preparation for low income individuals during the 2011 tax filing season. In preparation for this program, the ASSIST employees received training on Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and other tax benefits that are available. The EITC is a refundable income tax credit for low-income working individuals and families to offset the burden of Social Security taxes and to provide an incentive to work. When the EITC exceeds the amount of taxes owed, it results in a tax refund to those who claim and qualify for the credit.
You can generate income for ASSIST just by doing your shopping online through the Louisiana Community Marketplace!! At no cost to you, when you purchase thru the marketplace, we receive income. So get out your Christmas lists, birthday ideas, or your own personal shopping list and give us a try. See our Marketplace page. You just click on the ASSIST Agency name at the Louisiana Community Marketplace page and start shopping! Tell your friends - spread the word. Thank You for supporting us. The ASSIST Agency received a Grant from the Pugh Family Foundation. The grant will be used to provide training and life skills to the residents of our Shelter. We are most grateful to the Pugh Family Foundation.Assistance for families who want to become first-time homeowners is available through our IDA program. In conjunction with Southern University, we offer a program that assists families, who meet the requirements, the opportunity to work towards saving for a home. Once the family meets all the requirements and saves $1000, Southern University Center for Social Research will match that with $4000 - giving the family $5000 towards the purchase of their home. Interested in this great opportunity? Call 337-788-7550 ext. 138 for more information.We have published our quarterly newsletter! You can view and subscribe by clicking on the Newsletter tab on this page.
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