Happy 2012 everyone!
It’s going to be a great year!
We need your help on Saturdays 9am to 1 pm
During tax season, we ask for some additional support from Financial
Coaching volunteers. We need volunteers to
be at the reception desk at the Community Financial Center to greet and direct clients
and volunteers, give Financial Coaches their clients’ files, collect the files
at the end of the sessions, and answer basic questions where possible. If you are available one or two Saturdays a
month between January 14 and April 14, we would greatly appreciate your
help. You will get all the information
you need to do this work and will have the support of the Community Financial
Center staff and volunteers. Please
email me if you would be interested in helping out on Saturdays.
Savings Bonds and incentives for clients
Clients of the Community Tax Centers who allocate a portion of their refund to purchasing
a savings bond are eligible to receive a $25 HEB gift card thanks to grants
from Opportunity Texas and the City
of Austin. For more information on savings bonds and how clients can claim their $25 gift card, please click here.
Don't forget, the nine Community Tax Centers open between January 13 and January 30. See the full schedule on the Community Tax Center web page.
Employer sites no longer available
Over the last year and a half, in partnership with United
Way, we have offered financial coaching to the employees at select employer
sites (such as Dresser Wayne, LifeWorks and SafePlace). That project has come
to an end, and we will only have Financial Coaching sessions at the Community
Financial Center. Thank you to those of
you who participated (and those who offered to participate) in helping
interested employees. Through this project, we were able to help 90 employees.
Any employees who want to continue meeting will be directed to the Community Financial Center.
Thank you for all you do!
Erika Leos
Financial Coaching Coordinator
