Erie FREE Taxes filing season is now open!
Registration OPEN for Annual Meeting 2023
Tuesday Sep 29th, 2020
United Way of Erie County has announced a $2,500 grant to Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Network to support their efforts to address food insecurity for City of Erie residents. The funds will be used to offset costs associated with the organization’s Little Italy Farmer’s Market and the neighborhood soup kitchen held over the summer.
Monday Sep 14th, 2020
Are you interested in helping tax fliers in our community without it costing a fortune? If you could, would you give them the chance to save for a future emergency fund or their child's education?
When volunteering with Erie FREE Taxes, a program funded through United Way of Erie County, you are giving community members a better chance to succeed and save, rather than spend, when it comes to their taxes!
Through our FREE provided training, you are able to become an official IRS-certified tax filer. No experience is needed. During this time, it's more crucial than ever to help our community where we can. Register to support our community today!
Check out our updated Erie FREE Taxes web page to find out how you can help or follow the volunteer registration form here: https://www.unitedwayerie.org/learn/eriefreetaxes/volunteer-registration/
Wednesday Sep 9th, 2020
Since the ending of the 2019 tax season in July, United Way's Erie FREE Taxes program has calculated a total of $99 million in federal tax refunds since its start in 2007. Erie FREE Taxes provides assistance to eligible individuals with filing their taxes. Through this program, tax filers are able to obtain the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). To date, over 21,000 EITC have been claimed, resulting in over $38 million in EITC returns.
Thursday Sep 3rd, 2020
This years award goes to... Robin Scheppner!
Award presentation and honorary reception to be celebrated in 2021.
Wednesday Sep 2nd, 2020
As summer draws to an end, it's time to get back into the school routine. This year, United Way community schools will "open their doors" in a partial or full virtual setting. We know this transition can be confusing for most and United Way of Erie County is here to help!
United Way 2023 Membership Requirements Completed
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