Report Reveals How Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Offers Vital Relief for the Poor at Tax Time

Bread for the World Institute will release a new report on April 7, on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and savings to taxpayers who use Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs. The report,

The new Bread for the World Institute research explores a sorely underused, but effective money-saving alternative and shows the impact of scaling up VITA programs nationwide. The VITA program manager from Community Action Project in Tulsa will talk about how VITA has been successfully implemented in Oklahoma.

WHO:
David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World Institute
Todd Post, author, "Asset Building at Tax Time: Scaling Up VITA"
Pam Smith, VITA manager, Community Action Project, Tulsa, OK

WHAT: Press conference/webinar and release of a new report

WHEN: Monday, April 7, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Eastern)

WHERE: Call toll-free 1.800.704.9804 and enter 767396#
Webinar: https://www.accuconference.com/customer/join, code: 767396#

To get an advance copy of the report and to reserve space for the press conference, please contact: Shawnda Hines shines@bread.org.

Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we provide help and opportunity far beyond the communities where we live. http://www.bread.org/

CONTACT: Shawnda Hines, +1-301-960-4913, shines@bread.org, or Bill Malone, +1-202-464-8106, bmalone@bread.org, both of Bread for the World Institute

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