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Coordinators Links and Resources
Links and Resources
Use these links to various service providers, community networks or resources in the San Francisco Bay Area community.
Do It Yourself taxes...if you can prepare your own taxes, you might as well prepare them online...for free!
Use eitcplatform.org to train your volunteers on quality review procedures, get discounts on equipment and learn more about how to run a high impact, quality VITA site!
The National Community Tax Coalition is the national association of tax coalitions across the country. On their website, they have resources for VITA sites and coalitions of VITA sites.
As the expert on taxes, you can find all you need to know about tax law and tax forms at irs.gov!
Enrolled Agents are professional tax preparers that often partner with Earn It! Keep It! Save It! coalitions in the Bay Area. Visit the California Society of Enrolled Agents website to find an enrolled agent to refer your out of scope tax returns to or look around the site to see what enrolled agents are all about. You can also call 1-800-TAXPRO-5
Credit Builders Allliance is an amazing resource for service providers that help people build their credit. In a world of credit reports and debt, one of our greatest assets is our credit. The Alliance has made some incredible strides in helping to build credit in communities across the country.
http://www.creditbuildersalliance.org/
Alameda County Community Asset Network (CAN) has a valuable online resource directory and other tools for community organizations serving working families. Check out the site to see how you can use these great tools!
http://www.alamedacountycan.org
Community Financial Resources has worked on projects for organizations helping working families reach financial stability.
http://communityfinancialresources.org/
Data and research resources:
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/EITC/EITC-Homepage.aspx
Left on the Table Report - New America Foundation
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/left_on_the_table
CFED's 2009-20101 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard
Legal services and resources:
Lawhelpcalifornia.org is a great site to find all the legal resources you would need on your own. It also provides a quality referral service to lawyers in specific areas of expertise.
Consumer Project of the Volunteer Legal Services Program is a project that helps low-income clients with consumer debt and collection issues. The phone number to call for the intake and eligibility process is 415.989.1616