Interview with Mike Byrne, Northeast Site Coordinator, One Economy.

Mike talks with Craig Far from Boston Tax Help Podcast about his efforts to help launch the first-ever free mobile tax filing tour.


More info: 

http://www.one-economy.com/press

http://www.bostontaxhelp.org

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Craig Far - Boston EITC campaign interviews Casey Roncoroni, Project Manager - Boston EITC/Beehive Mobile Tax Project (MTP) about an innovative program to bring mobile tax preparation services to residents of Roxbury and Dorchester, MA.

Listen to Casey's upcoming plans to host the first ever mobile tax prep service at Simmons College this Friday, March 6, 2009.

For more information contact Casey Roncoroni :

484-788-4981 (cell)
617.918.5358 (office)
casey.roncoroni@gmail.com

PS: see also:  http://www.myfreetaxes.com/

Boston Tax HelpPodcast host Craig Far interviews Lee Davenport at Suffolk University in Boston.

About Lee Davenport-

Lee Davenport serves as Program
Director of National Financial
Partnerships at One Economy
Corporation, building programs
focused on financial management and
asset building initiatives. Lee is
directing the creation of an online
financial coach with chat and phone
based credit counseling and debt
management components. As Project
Manager for the E*TRADE funded
Earned Income Tax Credit initiative,
he developed and scaled partnerships
with municipal tax coalitions to create
free online self-prepared tax filing
programs in eight urban and rural
markets. The program returned over
$5 million to 3,463 One Economy
clients in 2007, more than double
previous year’s results.

Prior to this work, Lee served as
Assistant Director of Income Policy at
FoodChange in New York City,
managing the nation’s largest free
low-income tax preparation network,
which served more than 44,000 clients
annually. He also served as Assistant
Director, Food Access Program,
directing teams of community
advocates enrolling thousands of
households in food stamps and other
income-based nutritional programs.

Lee completed his bachelor’s degree
at The University of Texas at Austin
and a Masters of Science in Urban
Policy at the New School for Social
Research in New York City.

ldavenport@one-economy.com

Learn more about the partnership with the Boston EITC coalition and thebeehive.org --visit www.bostontaxhelp.org

Boston EITC volunteer recruitment update.

Tax preparation training classes are still available through the end of January.

To volunteer, please visit www.bostontaxhelp.org and register for a class.

The campaign's goal in 2009 is to recruit and train more than 400 volunteers to help staff the 25 free tax prep sites throughout Boston neighborhoods.

If you would lke to certify on-line, please send an email request to: bostontaxhelplinkandlearn@gmail.com

For more information about the campaign please call Craig Far at 617-803-1679 or email at bostontaxhelp@gmail.com

Happy New Year.

Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign updates for week of December 5, 2008

* State Street Bank recruits more than 50 new volunteers for 2009 tax campaign

*Boston Cares hosts three "Meet the Campaign" volunteer orientation sessions throughout December

*Roxbury Resource Center hosts first Boston EITC open house on Friday, December 5 from 8:30am to 10am.  Stop by and meet new and returning volunteers and learn about our ambitious plans to serve more than 18,000 taxpayers in 2009! 

For more information about the Boston EITC campaign visit www.bostontaxhelp.org

Craig Far interviews Lisa Lahr about the 2009 Boston EITC Credit Advising program.

For more information or to volunteer, please visit our website:  www.bostontaxhelp.org

Brief Boston EITC Campaign update

Mayor Menino EITC partnership breakfast scheduled for late September

EITC volunteer opportunities are now available

Boston EITC campaign update for volunteers and clients.

Just two more weeks  until the tax deadline of April, 15, 2008.

Learn how to file for the Economic Stimulus.  Visit http://www.irs.gov

For more information about the Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign, visit http://www.bostontaxhelp.org

Boston EITC campaign update 2008

Alan Gentle, director and site coordinator at the Roxbury Resource Center, reports his volunteers have e-filed more than 750 tax returns so far this season. 

All 25 Boston EITC tax sites are open and ready to help you with this year's tax filing. 

Visit http://www.bostontaxhelp.org to learn more about the campaign and to volunteer. 

All 25 tax sites are up and running.

Volunteers who have attended the 8 hour training session can become certified this Thursday at ABCD LearningWorks (19 Temple Pl.  Boston)

Sign-up at http://www.bostontaxhelp.org

Certified volunteers are need at the following locations:

Codman Square Tech Center, Dorchester
East Boston APAC
Roxbury Resource Center