Creating Assets, Savings & Hope
Posted August 12, 2020
Retirement Volunteer Opportunity at Aroostook CA$H After retiring in 2018, Phil and Denise Bosse were looking for a volunteer opportunity. Phil was familiar with the CA$H Coalition tax preparation program from his work on Senator Collins’s staff. They both really like helping people and Phil has a secret love affair with numbers. As a small… Read more
Posted August 9, 2019
Balancing Work and School While Sharing A Car This year included many firsts for 19-year-old Dena Greiner. She started Adult Education Classes, a full-time job, and just filed her taxes for the first time. Although Dena didn’t graduate from high school because it wasn’t for her, she’s on track to provide for herself. By receiving… Read more
Posted August 9, 2019
Supporting Her Family on a Tight Budget When Lisa Clark and her husband decided to start a family, they knew raising children would be expensive. But they successfully started their own business and were financially on track. However, life changed in 2013 when her husband died an automobile accident. For a while, Lisa ran the… Read more
Posted January 4, 2019
United Way of Aroostook has led the Aroostook CA$H Coalition for 7 years, We offer free tax services for low to middle-income households. In addition, we provide information about saving, classes, and community resources. The program has been growing by leaps and bounds over the years. In fact, last year we served 807 households. Helping… Read more
Posted May 24, 2018
Aroostook County CA$H held an appreciation dinner at the Sargent Family Community Center in Presque Isle. The event was held to thank the volunteers who made the tax season a little less stressful and a lot more affordable for the people they served. This service was free to households earning $54,000 or less, with the… Read more
Posted January 26, 2018
Aroostook County CASH is proud to be working with The County Federal Credit Union this year as part of their free tax preparation program. Last year the program’s Asset Organizer met with over 500 households at their tax sites. She helped taxpayers make the most of their money by connecting them to local resources and… Read more
Posted June 9, 2017
Tax season is over, but in Aroostook, we are hoping that integrating a new activity into our services will help the message of savings last well into next year! This year we encouraged all of our tax filers to complete a savings goal, by writing down something they may be saving for, or want to… Read more
CA$H Maine is a statewide collaboration of ten coalitions, comprised of 50 non- and for-profit partners, working together to help empower Maine individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability.