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El Programa Hispano Catolico: Do you speak Spanish? You can help Latino families in need!
Posted by hannah.cherry
VITA provides volunteers a wonderful opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Oregon’s low-income Latino families.
No experience is necessary, only the desire to help! By taking our free training and volunteering just four hours a week during tax season you can provide this vital service and in turn an important step towards economic security to those most in need. You will also learn a useful skill, gain a meaningful new experience and become a part of a great team of like-minded people!
We offer a variety of positions working directly with taxpayers for volunteers with Spanish abilities depending on interest and availability. Tax Preparers learn basic tax preparation through our free 30-hour training (held over four Saturdays, January 2nd-23rd), while Intake Assistants take a 3-hour training provided in mid-January. We are also seeking trained Interpreters. Orientations are taking place throughout November and December, trainings in January. Volunteer service runs January 24th to April 18th, 2016. Please contact our Site Coordinator with any interest or questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you!
Contact Information
Karen Keating,?Site Coordinator
kkeating@catholiccharitiesoregon.org |?503-489-6834
About the Organization
El Programa Hispano Católico in Gresham is a non-profit organization providing quality social services and programs to low-income Latinos throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Through considerable volunteer support and dedication our VITA program offers free tax preparation to the community, providing low-income taxpayers a trustworthy, culturally-specific alternative to unlicensed tax preparers and to paying tax preparation costs they cannot afford. Last season our volunteers helped over 1,000 taxpayers secure $2.4 million in refunds and in saved preparation fees!