Creating Assets, Savings & Hope
Posted July 28, 2016
Shared with permission from the National Disability Institute. Check out the National Disability Institute’s campaign DISABLE POVERTY to increase awareness of Americans with disabilities. The National Disability Institute (NDI) announced the launch of its grassroots campaign, DISABLE POVERTY on July 26, 2016, the 26th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), to increase… Read more
Posted July 8, 2016
Divin Gatera (left) sits with Western Maine volunteer, Dahir Muktar. Divin Gatera is a 22 year old volunteer tax preparer with Western Maine CA$H. A national from Rwanda, Divin is a junior at University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) pursuing a degree in Business-Economics with a minor in International Global Studies. After being referred… Read more
Posted June 20, 2016
The United Way of Aroostook (UWA) recently held their annual meeting in Presque Isle. Funding and awards were presented to 18 local organizations. Aroostook CA$H was one of the local organizations who received an award. “Each year the UWA selects one individual to be our volunteer of the year based primarily on service to… Read more
Posted June 17, 2016
We want to hear from you! Recently we sent out surveys to those who provided contact information when they had their income taxes prepared through their local CA$H Maine coalition. Those who provided email addresses should have received a survey by email. Mail surveys were sent to those who did not provide email addresses. The first… Read more
Posted June 14, 2016
New Ventures Maine is now accepting registrations for several engaging, tuition-free classes! My Money Works will meet on four Thursdays, July 14 – August 4, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the University of Maine at Augusta. This class, open to adults of all abilities, provides the tools to create a budget, learn about credit use,… Read more
Posted June 13, 2016
Did you know that 2/3 of people living in the USA live paycheck to paycheck? For those that experience this, it is hard to build wealth when there is nothing left at the end of the month to save or invest. Wealth inequality is becoming just as a big of a problem as income inequality…. Read more
Posted June 13, 2016
Frequently Asked Questions about Financial Opportunity Coaching What is York County Community Action’s Financial Coaching Program? It is to match a volunteer Coach with a Participant in order to follow a path of self-determination in setting a goal and then attaining it by using resources available. What is the commitment of the Coach and the Participant?… Read more
Posted June 8, 2016
Alex Brann receiving her award from Elizabeth Barron, Executive Director of United Way of Mid-Maine and Central Maine CA$H Site Coordinator. It takes a great number of people to show up in their kindness to help keep the VITA tax sites running smoothly each year. Central Maine CA$H Coalition is fortunate to get people from… Read more
Posted June 7, 2016
LD 1318, known by its shortened name, Work and Save, did not survive the legislative process this past session in spite of the concerted efforts of a group of advocates led by Amy Gallant of AARP, and supported by Eloise Vitelli for CA$H Maine and NVME, among others. Conversations have already begun, however, to re-introduce… Read more
Posted June 6, 2016
Did you know that 16.2% of Maine’s 1.3 million citizens are experiencing food insecurity? 16.2% may not sound like a lot, but that percent represents 208,000 people. This amounts to approximately 1/6 of the state’s population that is not getting enough to eat. What is food insecurity anyway? Food insecurity is experienced by a… Read more
CA$H Maine is a statewide collaboration of eight coalitions, comprised of 50 non- and for-profit partners, working together to help empower Maine individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability.