earn it keep it save it infographic

How EARN IT! KEEP IT! SAVE IT! cuts poverty THE Smith FAMILY When the Smith family, a low-to-middle income family making under $50,000, files their yearly taxes they can... Pay TO HAVE THEIR TAXES PREPARED COSTING THEM SOME OF THEIR REFUND bye bye bye $400 $300 $100 in tax refund in tax prep fees all that is left for the Smiths OR FILE THEIR TAXES FOR free THROUGH EARN IT! KEEP IT! SAVE IT! United Way of the Bay Area created Earn It! Keep It! Save It! to help families keep and save their tax refunds Earn It! Save it! There are over 200 free tax sites 1 Smiths visit a free tax site in their community in the San Francisco Bay Area at financial institutions, churches, family centers and community centers Earn It! Keep It! Save It! has over Their taxes are prepared 3000 volunteers who serve because Hi there, I'm by trained volunteers it is a unique volunteer opportunity IRS Certified and to see their communities thrive Earn It! Keep It! Save It! has helped bring over $400 million in tax refunds back into the Bay Area, stimulating our local economy 3 They keep all of their refund all $400 back to the Smiths WHY THIS WORKS Earn It! Keep It! Save It! is a strategic poverty-cutting initiative Families use the money they save toward necessities that break the cycle of poverty Researchers found that tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) encourage work and help families meet basic needs with the largest boost to their income that they will see all year OUR TARGET CONNECTIONS POVERTY Earn It! Keep It! Save It! helps families keep more of the EITC which has been named the largest poverty alleviation By choosing Earn It! Keep It! Save It! the Smiths can connect to more opportunities such as United Way's financial coaching or youth employment programs program in the United States HOW WILL you CUT POVERTY? GIVE ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER Donate to United Way's poverty-cutting programs at uwba.org Share this infographic on Facebook or Twitter using Become an Earn It! Keep It! Save It! volunteer, visit earnitkeepitsaveit.org #cutpoverty2020 For more information: www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org www.uwba.org EarnIt! Кeeplt! $aveIt! United Way TM United Way of the Bay Area ||