Showing entries tagged with: students

March 3, 2014

UNHP Tax Expertise Brings Sighs of Relief

by UNHP
Veronica and Mavis were both in a despairing frame of mind about their financial struggles. One woman facing eviction and the other worried about how she was going to pay her tax bill, came to UNHP to file their taxes for free and breathed a sigh of relief with the results.
February 25, 2014

Returning and New College Students See Education as Key to their Future

by UNHP
Two Bronx students, one completing his Associates degree at Bronx Community College, and another returning to school to advance his career, took advantage of the UNHP Free Tax Preparation Program.
February 18, 2014

Bright Future for Future Engineer with Some Help from Mom and Dad

by UNHP
UNHP has been comparing the people we serve in our tax and other programs with the demographic trends in the Bronx. Devon, as a high school graduate and college student, outperforms much of his neighbors in Bronx Community District 7, where 1/3rd of community residents do not have a high school diploma or GED. Upon college graduation, Devon will be among the 18% of Bronx residents with a Bachelor’s degree. Like much of the rest of the Bronx, Devon’s wages have been stagnant and his building has had periods of financial and physical distress.
February 11, 2014

UNHP 2014 Tax season is up and running!

by UNHP
2 partner organizations, 90 student volunteers, and UNHP staff are ready to meet our goals of providing 19 free tax preparation days, and a range of financial services to 1,000 low and moderate income Bronx residents.
August 1, 2013

Looking Back at UNHP’s 2013 Tax Season

by UNHP
Volunteers, Partners, Funders and our Neighbors join together for a great tax season in the Northwest Bronx!
March 21, 2013

Tax Volunteer Blogs About Experience with UNHP

by UNHP
Jerica, a former accountant, is a VITA-trained volunteer tax preparer at UNHP. She is enrolled in Fordham University's Graduate Program for International Political Economy and Development (IPED) Program, and recently wrote about her experience volunteering with us on her blog.
March 13, 2013

Local Union Brings a Trio of Tax Clients to UNHP

by UNHP
​Due in part to our proximity to Montefiore Hospital and a mention in the 1199 Union benefits book, we have seen many tax clients who are members of 1199, the healthcare workers union.

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— Rafael E. Cestero - President Community Preservation Corporation and former NYC Housing Commissioner