Media Advisory
Still Time for Low-income Residents to Get Free Tax Help for Refunds
March 16, 2006
What
Free tax preparation services are still available to Contra Costa families and individuals who earn $38,000 or less annually and may qualify for federal Earned Income Tax and Child Care credits through the Earn It! Save It! Keep It! Contra Costa Campaign. Last year, the program helped about 1,700 Contra Costans claim more than $2 million in tax credits and refunds.
When & Where
The tax services are being offered at 12 locations around the county at the following locations and times:
Antioch:
5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, Jan. 14 - April 15.
Bay Point:
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mondays though Fridays,
Feb. 1 - April 14.
Pittsburg:
5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Jan. 14-April 13.
Oakley:
971 O'Hara Ave.,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays, Feb. 4 - April 15.
Brentwood:
281 Pine St., Brentwood,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays, Feb. 11 and 25, March 11 and 25, and April 8.
Concord:
2699 Monument Blvd., Ste. G,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, Feb. 4 - April 15;
Catholic Charities Family Service Center,
3540 Chestnut Ave.,
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Feb. 1 - April 6;
Concord One-Stop,
4071 Port Chicago Hwy,
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays, Feb. 4 - April 15.
Richmond:
Senior Community Room,
1555 Third St.,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays, Jan. 28 - April 15;
Police Activities League,
2200 Macdonald Ave.,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 24 - April 13;
Pullman Point Community Room,
2989 Pullman Ave.,
3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Feb. 1 - April 6.
San Pablo:
2300 El Portal Drive, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays, Feb. 2 - April 15.
Who
The EIKISI program is sponsored by the Family Economic Security Partnership (FESP), a public, private and nonprofit collaboration including the Contra Costa Employment and Human Services Department, Contra Costa Health Services, United Way of the Bay Area, First Five Contra Costa, IRS, and the East Bay Community Foundation. For more information on EIKISI, visit: cchealth.org or call 800-358-8832.
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- Lloyd Madden
- 925-313-1736