Santander Bank recently awarded a $300,000 grant to the Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) to support the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC). This funding is supporting our tax program by paying for tax trainers and site coordinators, credit building
The Office of Financial Empowerment’s (OFE) Asset Building Specialist has researched and designed a Retirement Planning pathway for Boston residents that can be accessed through workshops, an email information series, and brochures highlighting Retirement planning options. Many recent studies show
Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Boston Tax Help Coalition and other community partners yesterday encouraged Boston residents to take advantage of free tax preparation services available at more than 30 sites across the Boston area. The services help residents who earn
Mayor Martin J. Walsh invites you to kick off the 2020 Tax Season. Join the Boston Tax Help Coalition, the Action for Boston Community Development, Mayor Walsh, friends, partners and stakeholders to kick off the Coalition’s 19th tax season. Last
SunTrust Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Help Expand the Financial Check-Up The Mayor’s Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) is thrilled to announce a generous grant of $50,000 from the SunTrust Foundation to support the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC). This
Join us at the Boston Tax Help Coalition, a non-profit organization that assists Boston residents by maximizing the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other tax credits through quality, free tax preparation and financial advising services. There are
In 2019, the Coalition served nearly 13,000 taxpayers. Four thousand forty-nine participated in a Financial Check-Up (FCU), a light touch advising session administered by trained volunteers at specific tax sites who serve as financial guides. Of this 4,049, 2,339 participated
On July 20, 2019, the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) hosted a Financial Empowerment Summit for the Deaf Community, which grew out of its long-term commitment to providing free tax preparation to the deaf and hard of hearing, and was
Did you miss BTHC’s last event in June? No worries! BTHC has TWO one-day tax clinics scheduled for July & August! The Boston Tax Help Coalition will have three one-day tax clinics on Tuesdays, July 23rd and August 6th from
The primary goal of Language and Communications Access (LCA), a program of the city’s Department of Neighborhood Services, is to make sure all city departments provide language and communications access to all Boston residents that utilize city-wide services. On June 13th,