About
The Midcoast Maine Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CA$H) coalition is a collection of community agencies that coordinate a volunteer income tax assistance program in the Midcoast area. The coalition was launched in 2006 in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service to educate the public about the Earned Income Tax Credit, America’s largest anti-poverty program. Since 2007, Midcoast CA$H coalition volunteers have helped more than 1,600 people in the Midcoast area, bringing more than $1.7 million worth of refunds back to the local economy.
Helping people make the most of their money
Our goal is to educate the public about the Earned Income Tax Credit through free tax preparation by IRS-certified volunteers and to direct them to community resources that can help them make the most of their hard-earned money through asset development, money management and basic needs assistance.
Our services
- Free tax preparation for working individuals and families in the Midcoast area whose income is under $50,000.
- Connecting people to community resources that can help build assets and become more financially stable.
Midcoast CA$H Partners
- Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Bath Savings Institution
- Bowdoin College
- Casey Family Services
- Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
- Downeast Energy
- Goodwill Industries
- Internal Revenue Service
- Kennebec Intradistrict Schools
- KeyBank
- Merrymeeting Adult Education
- Midcoast Maine Community Action
- Shepard Financial
- United Way of Mid Coast Maine
- U.S. Department of HUD
- University College at Bath/Brunswick
- Volunteers of America Northern New England
- Women, Work and Community
Tax Coalition Volunteers Help Return More Than $750,000 to the Local Economy
The Midcoast Maine Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope (CA$H) coalition had another record-breaking tax season, helping 443 taxpayers file federal and state income taxes that resulted in about $763,000 worth of federal and state refunds going back to the local economy.
Struggling families get free tax prep help from Midcoast CA$H
Families struggling to make ends meet shouldn’t have to pay to get their tax refund and, in Maine, they don’t – thanks to the Midcoast Creating Assets Savings, and Hope (CA$H) Coalition. Midcoast CA$H offers free tax preparation from Jan. 22-April 14, 2012 to anyone who earned less than $50,000 in 2011 (combined income).
Call 207-319-1390 to make an appointment starting Jan. 9, 2012. Or 207-373-1140, ext. 206 for more details.
Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund “Circuit Breaker” Program
Maine’s Circuit Breaker program allows eligible Maine residents to receive a partial refund of property taxes and/or rent paid on their primary residence. For more information: http://www.maine.gov/revenue/taxrelief/tnr.htm
Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community/WWC
WWC provides training, advocacy and assistance in four program areas: Building a Career; Starting a Business; Managing your Money; and Becoming a Leader. For more information go to: http://www.womenworkandcommunity.org/