Tax season is fast approaching, and we hope you will join the Center for Economic Progress as a volunteer this year, helping low income families to file their taxes for free and claim valuable credits. It’s not too late to get started!
If you’ve volunteered in the past, all training can be completed online this year. To attend classroom trainings, please get started right away–classes only run for a couple more weeks.
To volunteer at a tax preparation site:
- No experience is necessary—choose a position to fit your current skills or learn something new.
- All trainings are provided; classes run in January.
- Volunteers are asked to commit 20 hours (averaging to a few hours a week) between January and April.
Volunteer positions available as:
- Tax preparers: Work with clients to file federal and state tax returns and provide counseling on tax credits and forms.
- Tax site assistants: Perform essential non-tax-preparation activities, including client intake, translating and educating on basic banking options available on site.
In Elgin, volunteers work at the Gail Borden Library.
Next steps:
See why over 1,100 volunteers dedicated last winter to serving 28,000 families statewide. Register to volunteer, view training schedules and find a site near you at www.economicprogress.org/volunteer.
Contact:
With questions, please contact Volunteer Services at 312.630.0288 or volunteer@economicprogress.org. We hope to hear from you soon!
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