Free Tax Preparation

Establish, enhance and expand free tax preparation
site(s) with extended hours/days for increased accessibility
to a larger working poor population.

Committee Chair: VACANT

Asset Building / Financial Literacy

Increase the financial assets of the working poor by increasing financial
literacy, using the EITC and AEITC as a gateway to asset
formation by adopting a financial literacy program, and
offering training on topics as checking and savings accounts,
direct deposit, pre/post homeownership, money
management, insurances, college saving plans and the
understanding the "alphabet soup" of financial programs,
e.g. IDA's, IRA's, 401k/403b's, and 457's.

Committee Chair: Mary Quinn
CharlotteSaves
Executive Director

Education and Outreach

Disseminate EITC/AEITC messages to the working poor heads of
households and employers to increase awareness of this
tax credit. 

Committee Chair: Randy Harris, City of Charlotte Neighborhood Development