Creating Assets, Savings & Hope
Posted November 2, 2018
Donna Patrick saw a flyer for the Rainy Day Savings Account matched savings program on the bulletin board at school. Yet it was a year before she got up the nerve to talk to New Ventures Maine and apply for an account. Donna says, “I was afraid there would be strings attached and hoops to… Read more
Posted August 21, 2018
Your credit history can determine if you can get a loan, and even where you live or work. Credit scores can determine how much you pay to borrow money for a car or house. Below are some tips on how to deal with 3 common credit issues from a blog by Liane Weissenberger on the… Read more
Posted July 12, 2018
An informative article on the United Way blog has some great information about why it’s important to take a quick look at your paycheck right now. (See the original blog post, here: Does Your Paycheck Need a Checkup?) Most notable from the post, is this: The IRS has created a Withholding Calculator to help people estimate the… Read more
Posted June 18, 2018
We are proud of our young volunteers! If you had your taxes prepared at the Capital Area CA$H or Central Maine CA$H this year, chances are you met Alex Brann and Ryan Ouellette. Both volunteered many hours with CA$H Maine during their senior year of high school. Alex and Ryan greeted taxpayers and assisted them… Read more
Posted May 24, 2018
Aroostook County CA$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 $54,000 or less, with the… Read more
Posted May 21, 2018
WHO SAID TAX TIME HAS TO BE STRESSFUL? NOT THIS TAX FILER! Wabanaki CA$H had a very busy tax season this year! Wabanaki CA$H offered tax clinics in each of the four Wabanaki tribes in Maine – the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot – and also served individuals at the Four Directions Development Corporation Offices in… Read more
Posted April 11, 2018
Benefiting from filing taxes University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) student Santa Havener did not know she could benefit from filing taxes. Santa knew she did not owe taxes, since her earnings came from a Work Study job on campus. However, a case manager at Augusta Housing urged her to file taxes and find out… Read more
Posted March 15, 2018
Saturday, February 24, 2018, marked the 10th anniversary of American Sign Language (ASL) Tax Day in Portland, Maine. Stakeholder Partnerships, Education & Communication (SPEC) partners provided free tax preparation services to 44 taxpayers who are deaf or hard of hearing. These partners included CA$H Greater Portland, Disability Rights Maine, Maine Registry of Interpreters for the… Read more
Posted March 6, 2018
By Dottie Perham-Whittier, LA CA$H Co-Chair & Lewiston’s Community Relations Coordinator When hearing the words credit report and credit score, an individual may experience a sense of pride or, more commonly, think, “I don’t believe my credit score is what it should be.” For many, a pit-in-the-stomach fear ensues as to what those three numbers… Read more
Posted January 26, 2018
Free Tax Assistance Helps Maine Residents Claim Their Full Refunds Thousands of Maine workers could overlook important federal tax benefits because they simply don’t know about them. They could miss out on an extra boost. To celebrate EITC Awareness Day CA$H Maine provided information at the Maine Statehouse Hall of Flags yesterday. “The Earned Income… 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.