UVA students helping low-income families file taxes (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By Rachel Hirschheimer | April 20, 2021 at 5:33 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 5:33 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -
University of Virginia students are making a direct economic impact on low-income households this tax season.
Student volunteers with Creating Assets, Savings & Hope (CASH) have been working with individuals making under $57,000 a year in the Charlottesville area to maximize their returns. The organization partners with United Way and Cville Tax Aide.
“We collaborate with United Way, who helps us get all of the documents from clients, and then volunteers work in teams every week go through the returns, review them twice for accuracy, and then communicate with the client about what their return and refund status is,” CASH volunteer Amanda Hedgecock said.
Cville Tax Aid partners with community firms
Cville Tax Aid partners with community firms By Andrew Webb | February 8, 2021 at 4:49 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 10:00 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The United Way of Greater Charlottesville has been running Cville Tax Aid for decades helping to file tax returns for low-income families. With the coronavirus pandemic pushing everything virtual the United Way had to adjust how it serves these families.
“It’s a pandemic, it’s a crisis. None of us have ever lived through times such as these, and there’s a tendency to kind of throw up your hands and think, ‘we’re just not going to do the program this year,’” United Way of Greater Charlottesville President and CEO Ravi Respeto said.