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Category Archives: Nonprofit
LIHEAP Action Day – February 9, 2011
Today is LIHEAP Action Day. Join with others to press Congress for at least $5.1 billion in federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Fiscal Year 2012. For a list of local energy assistance organizations … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Nonprofit
Tagged LIHEAP, LIHEAP Action Day, New Jersey SHARES, NJ Community Resources
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EITC Awareness Day – January 28, 2011
Earned Income Tax Credit Can Put Money in Your Pocket You could be eligible to get more money back from the IRS – as much as $5,666. If you earned less than $48,362 from wages, self-employment or farming last year, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Community Resources, Nonprofit
Tagged 2-1-1, EITC, IRS, tax credit
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AARP Tax-Aide
The following bulletin was issued by the AARP Foundation, located in Washington, D.C. The service performed by AARP compliments the work of VITA sites (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and IRS’ Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). AARP Tax-Aide is the nation’s … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP Tax-Aide, EITC, tax assistance
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Energy Tips: How To Navigate The System To Get Help
It seems this will be a hard winter. Unemployment still high, colder than average temperatures in the state, delayed energy funding etc etc etc. If you work in a social service agency and need to provide the public with helpful … Continue reading
Reality Check Calculators
Recently the Administration for Children and Families’ Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network reported the following: A number of states have created free Reality Check Calculators to help youth, students, and adults understand how salary, wages, careers, education, training, and budgets … Continue reading
A Bad Storm Forming For Energy Consumers
The large ranks of New Jersey’s unemployed face a difficult winter based on the programs currently available to assist energy consumers. In recent years Washington and Trenton responded to what has been called the Great Recession. However, this winter the … Continue reading
Financial Reform Summit – September 14, 2010
Financial Reform Summit Making it Work for New Jersey A Statewide Education and Implementation Summit Tuesday, September 14, 2010 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Rutgers University Student Center 126 College Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 To attend please RSVP by … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizen Action Education Fund, Financial Reform Summit
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New Jersey Veterans Resource Manual Published
The New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, NASW-NJ, has published a “New Jersey Veterans Resource Manual for Social Workers”. It reads well and is a comprehensive guide for a veteran or their family members. Social workers … Continue reading
Posted in Community Resources, Nonprofit
Tagged family assistance centers, military, NASW-NJ, veterans
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Join NJ 2-1-1 ProNet Email Listserv – Connecting Human Service Professionals
Formerly known as the First Call Forum, NJ 2-1-1 ProNet is an e-mail listserv designed to foster communication between health and human service professionals in New Jersey. Any provider of human services in the state is welcome to become an … Continue reading
New Jersey Extends LIHEAP Deadline to May 28, 2010
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs announced last week that the deadline for applying for benefits under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has been extended to Friday, May 28, 2010. This allows families, burdened by outstanding … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Community Affairs, energy bills, LIHEAP, New Jersey
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