Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Photo Credit: Sofía Sánchez-Morales
RAISE Texas VITA Conference
In June 2023, RAISE Texas hosted the first-ever Texas VITA Conference, bringing together Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs from all over the state to exchange ideas, discuss challenges, and learn how to improve and expand the vital work of VITA in Texas.
Enjoy our 2023 Texas VITA Conference Insights report here. Thank you to Sofía Sánchez-Morales for generously sharing her photography and recording skills with us!
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Outreach
- Presentation: Social Media
Blackhawk Digital Marketing - Presentation: TV/Radio Outreach
Cristina Cave, Baker Ripley - Sample: Press Release for Tax Season Kickoff
Cristina Cave, Baker Ripley - Sample: Program Details for Media
Cristina Cave, Baker Ripley
Volunteers
- Presentation: Provide a Best-in-Class Volunteer Experience
Jackie Cuéllar, Foundation Communities - Resource: "It's My First Day" Checklist
Jackie Cuéllar, Foundation Communities - Service Learning + Required Volunteer Hours for Accounting Students
Practicum Syllabus
Practicum Schedule
Jackie Cuéllar, Foundation Communities - Presentation: Online Advanced Certification Training
Janet Andrasko, Florida Prosperity Partnership (FPP)
TaxSlayer Q&A
- Video of TaxSlayer Q&A
Thank you to Sofía Sánchez-Morales for this recording!
Low Income Tax Clinics
- Resource: Contact List of Texas LITC Programs
Mandi Matlock, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Funding & IRS Data
- Presentation: San Antonio's Investment in VITA
Richard Keith, City of San Antonio - Sample Tax Season Analysis of Texas Counties
Contact RAISE Texas if you are interested in an analysis of the Texas counties you serve. Note that TY2020 is the most recent publicly available data from the IRS. - IRS VITA Funding in Texas + State Comparison
- Sample City Council Map to Make the Case for Local Funding:
Download this Interactive City Council and Zip Code Map with 2021 Tax Season Data designed by Sofía Sánchez-Morales with Foundation Communities in Dallas. - Interactive Map of Earned Income Tax Credit Dollars Received in Texas by County in Tax Year 2019. Map by Zip Code. Maps created by Every Texan.
- Interactive Map of Additional Child Tax Credit Dollars Received in Texas by County in Tax Year 2019. Map by Zip Code. Maps created by Every Texan.
- RAISE Texas Toolkit on Making the Case for City and/or County Funding - COMING SOON!
More from the VITA Conference
- If you attended the conference and want contact information for other attendees, please reach out to Charlene Hurst.
- Join RAISE Texas to stay informed and be eligible for scholarships for the second RAISE Texas VITA Conference in 2024.
