1. UNITED WAY FINANCIAL STABILITY INITIATIVE Brian Rakovitis

2. Overview  New Mobile Financial Resource Team  VITA Tax Preparation Program  Show Me The Money Day

3. Mobile Financial Resource Team  Help working families and individuals pave a path to financial independence  Provide:  Financial Literacy workshops FDIC Money Smart curriculum  One-on-one financial coaching  Resource navigation to supportive social and financial services

4. VITA Tax Preparation Program  VITA or Volunteer Income Tax Assistance provides basic tax preparation assistance to individuals and families with a household income of approximately $53,000 a year or less.  Nationwide IRS sponsored program  Located at United Way 2305 Platt Road, Ann Arbor  February 4 th to April 14 th, every Thursday 5-8:30 pm and Saturday 9 am-5 pm  Appointment only  MyFreeTaxes.com  Individuals or married couples that file up to $62,000 qualify  Sponsored by United Way and Powered by H&R Block

5. Show Me the Money Day (SMTMD)  United Way of Washtenaw County, in partnership with the OCED, and CEDAM, we will have our second annual SMTMD will be held on January 28 th at Willow Run Middle School 235 Spencer Ln, Ypsilanti, from 5–8 pm  Held concurrently with YCS Health and Arts Gala  SMTMD is a community resource fair with a special emphasis on financial stability  Marketplace enrollment  Financial Literacy Workshops  Interested in becoming a community partner?

6.  Brian Rakovitis  brakovitis@uwwashtenaw.orgbrakovitis@uwwashtenaw.org  734-677-7206  Marshall Averill  maverill@uwwashtenaw.org maverill@uwwashtenaw.org  734-677-7205 Questions?