The primary goal of Language and Communications Access (LCA), a program of the city’s Department of Neighborhood Services, is to make sure all city departments provide language and communications access to all Boston residents that utilize city-wide services. On June
The tax season ended in Boston on April 17, 2019 but what should you do if you weren’t able to file by the deadline? The Boston Tax Help Coalition says it is better to file late than not to file
The Boston Tax Help Coalition kicked off its eighteenth season of free tax preparation services with the help of Mayor Martin J. Walsh and community partners at a launch event held Tuesday at the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment. The
Here’s a riddle: How does the Boston Tax Help Coalition prepare approximately 13,000 tax returns – for free – each year? The short answer is: Volunteers. Lots of them. And this tax season, there’s a new volunteer coordinator to make
During the tax season, the Boston Tax Help Coalition administered the Financial Check-Up, a light touch strategy, one-on-one financial assessment tool that provides a City of Boston resident with the opportunity to review his or her credit report with a trained
Meet some of the Boston residents who took advantage of free, asset building events during America Saves Week. Similar events are available year-round – click the links below to learn more! Name: Tiffany Event: Bank on Boston Experience: Tiffany, 19, had
The seventeenth season of free tax preparation services for Boston residents kicked off yesterday with a launch event at Codman Square Health Center celebrated by Mayor Martin Walsh, the Boston Tax Help Coalition, and key community partners. Residents earning $54,000
The Boston Tax Help Coalition is looking for volunteers, and registration is now open! Is it already that time of year again?! You bet! It’s never too early to get involved in a volunteer project that can make a real difference
A study released today by the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) finds that the Financial Check-Up (FCU) – a light-touch, one-on-one credit review – can make a dramatic impact on residents’ financial well-being in a short amount of time. A randomized, controlled trial of hundreds of Boston taxpayers
Santander Bank and the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) have announced that the Boston-based bank is providing a $200,000 grant in support of OFE’s financial education and economic development work for City residents. The OFE will use the grant to