MEMBER PROFILE

Diane Hecht

While living in New Jersey in 1995, I decided to move to Ithaca to care for my elderly mother and to purchase a home here. My daughter set up appointments for me at Alternatives to discuss obtaining a mortgage and I remember her telling me not to dress up "NJ Style" as the small credit union on State Street in Ithaca was not like any bank I'd ever seen. She was so right! In the lobby dogs were barking and waiting for their snacks from the very casually dressed tellers, while babies were playing in areas provided by the Credit Union - that was the beginning of my love affair with Alternatives.

Over the past 13 years since offering me that first mortgage, as both Alternatives and I have grown and prospered, they have provided Home Equity loans to help me care for my mother, create my own small business, and this past spring to re-mortgage and pay off debts. The wonderful people in the Alternatives mortgage department offer amazing expertise in a very caring manner. Many thanks to all of you at Alternatives who offer your services for our community!

The Alternatives Free Tax Preparation Program is open from January 19 to April 10, 2010.

Don't pay high fees to get your own refund. If you are single and earn less than $30,000 or a family earning under $49,000, we can prepare your Federal and State Income Tax Returns. Find out if you qualify here.

MAIN LOCATION — Alternatives Federal Credit Union
WHEN: January 19 - April 10, 2010
TIMES: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays: 3:00-8:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

OTHER LOCATIONS

Please call us at (607) 216-3438 to find out if there will be tax sites in Brooktondale or Dryden. 

For general information, please call 216-3443.
To make an appointment, please call 2-1-1.

More About the Community Tax Program
Alternatives' Community Tax Program just completed its seventth year of offering free tax preparation services. To date, we've prepared over 7,000 tax returns for working families and individuals in Tompkins County, and returned over $8 million in refunds to the community.

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.