Meeting Local needs

Volunteers, communities and our network on the ground first provide support for basic needs, relocation and art therapy. We all #UnitedForUkraine can help. Support our efforts by donating at the following page: https://www.unitedway.org/our-impact/work/no-nav/unitedforukraine

Typically, we think of the IRS as a tax collector. But actually, the IRS is the nation’s largest administrator of anti-poverty benefits for workers and families with children. The IRS was responsible for issuing stimulus checks, and in 2021 it provided more than $700 million in child tax credits, earned income tax credits, and similar payments.

Sharing my story with United Way because I feel that current efforts to fight human trafficking have lacked a survivor-centered approach, failing to focus their efforts on the experiences of those who have lived through human trafficking.

Follow these 4 tips to avoid costly mistakes in filing taxes, and use United Way's free, online tax prep service MyFreeTaxes.com to make it easy when you do file. #MyFreeTaxes #LiveUnited #freetaxprep #freetaxfiling #taxrefund #taxreturn #taxseason

A movement without experts cannot accomplish meaningful change. The movement to combat human trafficking has historically excluded the expertise of survivors and been dominated by people without lived experience of human trafficking.

From United Way we join the effort of our ally, from different areas in Early Childhood and Emergency Situations we have managed together to impact more than 115,000 children, 40,000 teachers throughout the region.