Tax Day is Almost Here!
Tax Day is this coming Monday, April 18! Don’t wait; file your taxes for free at myfreetaxes.com. There is no income limit, and phone support is available. Get all the tax credits you deserve! There are expanded tax credits available this year, including for people with earned income, families with children, and charitable donations. Learn…
New research: 73% of Pennsylvania’s Black Children Lived in Financial Hardship Pre-Pandemic
New report and interactive tools reveal that federal poverty data undercounts how many children of all races are growing up amid financial insecurity. HARRISBURG, PA – The majority of Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic children — 73% and 69% respectively — lived in households that couldn’t afford the basics in 2019, compared to 33% of white children, according…
File Your Taxes for Free Today!
Tax Day is less than a month away! File your taxes for free today at myfreetaxes.com. There is no income limit, and phone support is available. Get all the tax credits you deserve this year! Learn more about tax assistance programs and tax credits.
Are You Registered to Vote?
May 2 is the deadline to register to vote before this year’s Primary Election. Register to vote online, by mail, or at a number of government agencies. You must be registered with a political party to vote in PA’s Primary Election on May 17, but not for the General Election on November 8. This year,…
Child Care Directors: Start Strong PA Wants Your Feedback!
Start Strong PA is looking for child care program owners or directors to help tell the story of Pennsylvania’s on-going child care crisis. They are collecting information from child care providers on the staffing crisis through a brief four-minute survey. Please pass this on to your community partners! The child care sector was in crisis before…
Happy Read Across America Day!
Today, for Read Across America Day, every child in every community is encouraged to read, and adults can engage with children to make reading a fun experience. Being able to read at grade level sets a student up for success later in life. Celebrate reading by checking out the programs and events hosted by local…
Get Your Child Tax Credit!
43% of eligible PA families did not receive the Child Tax Credit advance payments last year. Most ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families can access between $3,000 and $3,600 per child, just by filing their taxes by April 15. There are free tax preparation programs available for people of any income level: get all…
PA 211 Connected 1M+ Pennsylvanians to Help Since Pandemic Began
On February 11, PA 211 Day, United Way and the Pennsylvania 211 network are celebrating the ability to connect from Hello to Help for more than one million individuals who sought help since March of 2020 via phone, text, or web search, and launching a new website chat-for-help available across PA. “PA 211 strives to…
New Assistance Fund for PA Homeowners
The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF) is now accepting applications from PA homeowners facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will provide financial assistance to homeowners for qualified mortgage and housing-related expenses to avoid delinquency, default, foreclosure, or displacement. Find out if you’re eligible, see what’s covered, and get started on the…
United Way Calls for a Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit in PA
Lemoyne, PA – United Way of Pennsylvania is calling for state legislators to join 28 other states that currently offer individual working taxpayers some tax relief in the form of an Earned Income Tax Credit. A new economic impact study commissioned by United Way of Pennsylvania and released today shows that for every $1 in…