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The Montgomery County Community Action Board, which advocates on behalf of low-income county residents, offers free advocacy training through its Community Advocacy Institute. The program, founded in 2016, is designed to educate and provide participants with the advocacy skills necessary to improve their own communities. It’s meant for Montgomery County residents who have a combined […]

County Offers Free Tax Help for Eligible Residents Free tax assistance is available for Montgomery County residents who earn $56,000 or less thanks to the Community Action Agency’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Free tax assistance is available now through April 15 at sites throughout the county, including Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Rockville, East County and Germantown, […]

Free tax assistance is now available for Montgomery County residents who earn $55,000 or less thanks to the Community Action Agency’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. VITA Site Coordinator for the Montgomery County Community Action Agency, Abiola Abodunrin says tax services started on January 22nd and will run until April 15th.   Residents can […]

The Community Action Agency’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) partnership is scheduling appointments through Oct. 31 for amended, prior year and current year tax returns, according to a news release. VITA’s free tax preparation services are for qualifying Montgomery County residents that have incomes less than $54,000. Appointments are available at the following locations: Takoma-East […]

Did you know that Montgomery County residents with an income under $54,000 a year can receive free income tax preparation assistance? Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. To schedule an appointment call 240.777.1123 or visit montgomerycountymd.gov/freetaxhelp.

On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn discusses the Community Action Agency with Sharon Strauss, the organization’s Executive Director. The Community Action Agency helps low income residents become more independent. On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn discusses The Community Action Agency with Sharon Strauss, the organization’s Executive Director. […]

As households start turning their attention to preparing annual tax returns, the Montgomery County Council on Feb. 25 sought to bring attention to a credit available to certain low-income families by declaring Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day. Montgomery County is one of only three local jurisdictions in the U.S. to provide a local […]