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1 person is interested
Tax Clinic Greeter with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program
ORGANIZATION: EMERGE Community Development (EMERGE)
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
EMERGE Community Development (EMERGE) seeks volunteers to help low-to-moderate income families and individuals in North Minneapolis and Hennepin County prepare and file state and federal tax returns.
In 2017 alone, EMERGE and its VITA volunteers returned $255,000 in federal refunds to working people with low-to-moderate incomes in North Minneapolis community. As a Greeter, you will make a difference in the lives of many by welcoming community members and by providing critical support to the preparers and reviewers of the return, helping to streamline the multi-step process. In this key role you have the opportunity to witness how significant a refund, due to progressive tax credits, can be to a family’s wellbeing - its impact is both immediate and rewarding.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Welcome families and individuals (filers) seeking tax filing services
- Complete attendance logs and review necessary paperwork
- Direct filers to on-site financial services and facility amenities
- Work cooperatively with filers, staff and other volunteers to provide high-quality tax filing service
- Maintain strict confidentiality, providing as much privacy as logistically possible
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Tax experience not required, complete a basic certification for the VITA program Volunteer Standards of Conduct and the Intake/Interview & Quality Review process
- Friendly and approachable, delivering great customer service
- Computer proficient
- Enjoy working in a diverse ethnic and socio-economic environment
GREAT REASONS WHY
- Immediate gratification
- No experience required
- Become part of a program that has helped people file tax returns at no cost for more than four decades.
Give a few hours of your time, and help Minneapolis families get thousands in return!
COMMITMENT AND TIMELINE
November - December 2017.............Fill out EMERGE Volunteer application and meet with Volunteer Supervisor
December 2017 - January 2018.......Complete approximately 4 hours of training, additional training optional.
January 2018........................................Successfully complete open book IRS certification test for Volunteer Standards of Conduct and Intake/Interview & Quality Review
January 27 - April 14 2018.................Volunteer Saturday mornings, 8:45 am - 1 pm, helping filers navigate the tax process at the EMERGE Career and Technology Center (Emerson Ave N)
(Volunteers may take two Saturdays off between late February and the end of March)
Interested: Please send an email to Terri Welch at welcht@emerge-mn.org or call 612-787-3788 and ask that an application be sent.
More opportunities with EMERGE Community Development (EMERGE)
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About EMERGE Community Development (EMERGE)
Location:
1834 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reveal the potential in people and communities through skill building, employment, and economic opportunity
Description
EMERGE is a community and workforce development organization based in North Minneapolis and Cedar-Riverside - neighborhoods that have struggled with some of the metro area’s highest rates of unemployment and most concentrated poverty.
Each year we help thousands of people access jobs, financial coaching, housing, and other key services along pathways to brighter futures. Our services are available to anyone who needs them, but many people we serve are facing significant obstacles. Some are re-entering the community after periods of incarceration. Others are overcoming generational poverty or are starting over in the US as New Americans and former refugees.
In 2016, EMERGE served 2,996 people: 784 gained jobs, 341 participated in career training, 306 people learned financial skills, and 85 formerly homeless families were housed.We offer adult and youth workforce services, combined with a range of other services, tailored to the specific needs of the participant. Every year the people we serve are approximately 90% people of color; 95% low-income with more than 60% under the poverty-line. About one-third are overcoming a criminal background; and 15% are over 21 and do not have a high school diploma/GED.
Overall, we facilitate life change in areas of our community where jobs are scarce, poverty levels are high, and racial/economic disparities prevail. EMERGE helps people facing significant obstacles redefine themselves. We are committed to creating better jobs, better lives, and better community.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
EMERGE Community Development ECTC1834 Emerson Ave NMinneapolis, MN 55411
DATE POSTED
November 6, 2017
SKILLS
- Office Reception
- Basic Computer Skills
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 4-5 months