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Earned Income Tax Credit
State EITC Campaign
New Items:
Your Family's Money II: Managing Credit and Debt (English)
Your Family's Money II: Managing Credit and Debt (Spanish)
The CAHS Family Economic Security (FES) Program Area works to increase the economic security of Connecticut’s low-income families and children through asset-building, financial literacy, and self-sufficiency strategies. To assist families in reaching their goals, the Family Economic Security Program Area works in many ways. For example:
- Information- CAHS produces easy-to-read materials on such subjects as budgeting, making credit work for you, and topics of special need in low-income neighborhoods, such as why rent-to-owns are not a good deal.
- Community Education- We assist community-based organizations and providers in educating their members and clients about strategies for being less vulnerable to wealth-stripping practices and about ways to build financial security.
- Program Access- CAHS helps link families and communities to programs, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, which bring low-income working families additional income. CAHS also works to increase opportunities for families to save for their futures through goal-related asset building.
- Advocacy- CAHS works to support public policies that will assist low-income families in building assets and improving the quality of their lives.
FES Projects:
Earned Income Tax Credit information on the IRS website.
Free Tax Return Preparation For You by Volunteers. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). The VITA Program offers free tax help to low-income ($35,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Trained community volunteers can help you with special credits, such as Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit, and Credit for the Elderly for which you may qualify. To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.
Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program provides free tax help to people age 60 and older.
Military personnel and their families get free tax help! For more information on TCE call 1-800-829-1040. To locate the nearest AARP Tax-Aide site, call 1-888-227-7669 or visit AARP's Internet site.
The military is one of the strongest partners in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. The Armed Forces Tax Council (AFTC) consists of the tax program coordinators for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The AFTC oversees the operation of the military tax programs worldwide, and serves as the main conduit for outreach by the IRS to military personnel and their families. To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.
Started in 1999, Making Connections is a ten-year investment by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to improve the outcomes for families and children in tough or isolated neighborhoods. The Casey Foundation’s research has shown that children do better when their families are strong, and families do better when they live in communities that help them to succeed.
Publications:
Your Family’s Money (English)- Simple Ways to Build a Better Future
Your Family’s Money (Spanish)- Maneras Simples para Establecer un Futuro Mejor
Focus on Family: Family Economic Security
Focus on Family: Care 4 Kids Childcare Subsidy Program
April 2005: Focus on Family: Individual Development Accounts
ChildWise:
Connecticut's Academic Achievement Gap
ChildWise:
TFA Rolls Decline, But Hardship for Children and Parents Continues
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