Financial Assistance
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Utilities Assistance Programs Ease Financial Burdens Throughout Southern California
Several months ago, 80 year-old “Amy” lost her sister, with whom she lived and shared expenses. In addition to the emotional toll, she was struggling to pay her bills and afford basic necessities on a fixed income of $812 a month from Social Security. Then, in February of 2021, Amy reached out to Chinatown Service… continue reading Utilities Assistance Programs Ease Financial Burdens Throughout Southern California
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Los Angeles City College Students Help Community Organizations with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Getting help with taxes shouldn’t be a struggle, so for more than a decade United Way of Greater Los Angeles has been raising awareness around Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA). Through the Free Tax Prep LA program United Way of Greater Los Angeles and its partners work to educate low-income Angelenos about the broad range… continue reading Los Angeles City College Students Help Community Organizations with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
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Free Tax Preparation Services for Angelenos
Tax codes are hard to understand. That’s why the United Way of Greater Los Angeles has long worked to raise awareness around Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), a vital way to help low-income, working families in Los Angeles file their taxes and obtain tax credits to which they are entitled. And that’s why UWGLA and… continue reading Free Tax Preparation Services for Angelenos
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Boyle Heights & Beyond: Providing Aid to Our Vulnerable Neighbors
United Way of Greater Los Angeles continues to identify more organizations with critical needs to support during the pandemic. In late May, we announced a series of grants supporting organizations providing direct relief to mariachis, day laborers, janitors and domestic workers. This phase of funding also included grants to local organizations for capacity building and Virtual Income… continue reading Boyle Heights & Beyond: Providing Aid to Our Vulnerable Neighbors
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Free Tax Prep LA, an underutilized lifeline for families
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a free, safe way for low income families to access funds they’ve already worked for, including through the California state version of the Earned Income Tax Credit, CalEITC. It’s also a lifeline for people whose only alternative is paying extortionate rates to predatory vendors. For over a decade, UWGLA… continue reading Free Tax Prep LA, an underutilized lifeline for families
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For Mariachis, Day Laborers and Others, United Way’s Pandemic Relief Fund Fills a Gap in Covid-19 Support
Third round of grants made by United Way of Greater Los Angeles supports organizations helping workers locked out of federal support, including tax services to qualify for state assistance. PHONE AND VIDEO INTERVIEWS availablewith representatives of the organizations below. LOS ANGELES—The third round of grants issued since the beginning of the coronavirus response by the… continue reading For Mariachis, Day Laborers and Others, United Way’s Pandemic Relief Fund Fills a Gap in Covid-19 Support
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Meet Nancy, Recipient of Successful Economic Mobility Partnerships
For the last 6 months, Nancy had been coached on tracking her spending and creating a budget through the help of a financial coach from the Building Skills Partnership (BSP), supported by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. Together with her coach, they outlined a goal to spend less on clothes and save $20 for… continue reading Meet Nancy, Recipient of Successful Economic Mobility Partnerships
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