(Canton, OH) February 8, 2018 – United Way of Greater Stark County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program recently hosted a Tax-A-Thon on February 2nd and 3rd. The event featured a “Pack the House” event between students at Malone, Mount Union and Walsh Universities. IRS-trained volunteer student tax preparers from these schools participated in a friendly competition to see which …
Local Universities to Compete in United Way of Greater Stark County’s “Pack the House” Tax Filing Event
(Canton, OH) January 23, 2018 – United Way of Greater Stark County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is hosting a Tax-A-Thon on Friday, February 2nd and Saturday, February 3rd. The event will feature a “Pack the House” competition between students at Mount Union, Walsh and Malone Universities. IRS-trained volunteer student tax preparers from these schools will participate in a …
Building Impact Through Volunteer Engagement
In March of this year, I had the privilege of participating in one of two annual United Way of Summit County Read to Me Days, which recruit volunteers to read books to children in Akron and Barberton elementary schools. A few days earlier, the shop clerk at a local bookstore assured me that the books I had bought for the …
ID Program Gains Traction
We’ve partnered with the Ohio BMV and local health departments to help Stark residents obtain the documents they need for housing assistance and addiction treatment.