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Rima Shamieh

My IDA [Individual Development Account] experience was just incredible. I saved a few bucks every week and after a year, I had a savings account with $3,000 in it! And I'm glad that the MoneyWise class was required, because it really helped me develop a healthier relationship with money. So many of the skills I learned in class seemed so obvious, but I never thought/knew how to do them until we went over them in class. For example, tracking my spending made a HUGE difference in how I now spend money. Also, the exercises in the beginning when we explored our relationships with money - I discovered I'm a carefree, spirited, impulsive spender. It helps to put a name on things.

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Free Tax Preparation Internship
AmeriCorps VISTA - Taxes, Community Outreach, Youth Credit Union | Free Tax Preparation Internship | Internships |

Alternatives' Free Community Tax Program is seeking interns for Spring 2010.

Hey students! Are you looking for an internship where making copies and coffee AREN'T your primary duties? Are flexible hours and a creative approach important to you?

Alternatives is entering its seventh year of offering free tax preparation services. In the last four years, we've prepared nearly 7,000 returns, resulting in over $6 million in refunds. Our goal is to help all eligible workers claim the credits they deserve (without paying high fees!) and to help them turn those refunds into financial assets.

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the most important of these credits:

  • The EITC is the federal government's largest anti-poverty program
  • In 2002, the EITC lifted 4.9 million people - 2.7 million of them children - above the federal poverty line.
  • In 2003, over 22 million working families received EITC. Yet research indicates that 15 to 20 percent of those who are eligible fail to claim the credit because they don't know about it or cannot obtain the help they need to file a tax return.

If you are ready to work hard for a program that's in the national spotlight, then we're looking for you. When you join the team at Alternatives' free tax preparation program, you will find out it's about much more than taxes.

We have positions available for interns interested in:

  • Accounting and Business
  • Business
  • Marketing
  • Economics
  • Sociology
  • Community Development
  • Financial Education
  • Counseling
  • Social Justice

Interns will work with the program coordinator to develop a project based on their interests. A few possibilities include:

  • Financial Education
  • Database Development
  • Marketing
  • Developing Strategies for Asset Linkages

And More!

Most positions available second semester, with the possibility of summer or fall internships. Call Brian Zapf at 216-3459 or email bzapf@alternatives.org for more information.