[Md-sligo] FW: Linking Free Tax Help with SNAP for community

[Reyazuddin, Yasmin]

FYI

Yasmin Reyazuddin 
Aging & Disability Services 
Montgomery County Government 
Department of Health & Human Services 
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Lam, Betty  
> Sent:	Friday, February 17, 2012 9:06 AM
> To:	#HHS.ALL
> Subject:	Linking Free Tax Help with SNAP for community
> 
> 
> Maryland Hunger Solutions and Montgomery Department of Health & Human Services> '>  Community Action Agency
> Join to Increase Access to > "> SNAP,> ">  the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
> 
> Maryland Hunger Solutions> '>  volunteer-based program links > "> SNAP> ">  (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps) with free tax help at Community Action> '> s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites in Takoma Park-East Silver Spring Center (TESS) and the Wheaton Services Center. 
> 
> Community Action> '> s VITA partnership with Maryland Hunger Solutions emerged following last fall> '> s Montgomery County Faith-Based Hunger Summit, as Maryland Hunger Solutions and the Community Action Board presented data noting rising hunger and poverty in Montgomery since the recession. The most effective federal programs for reducing child poverty are the Earned Income Tax Credit and SNAP. 
> 
> Following a successful model developed in DC, Maryland Hunger Solutions trained more than a dozen volunteers as > "> Outreach and Resource Navigators.> ">  These navigators engage residents by pre-screening them to determine eligibility and assisting them with SNAP applications. Staff and volunteers have worked with the Department of Health and Human Services to provide additional resources, including food bank and emergency food information. They also make referrals to DHHS> '>  and Neighborhood Opportunity Networks locations when additional services are required.
> 
> Coupling SNAP outreach with VITA services improves access to both programs. The two County facilities are familiar to many residents, because both host public services and volunteer-supported partnerships with nonprofits. All community members are welcome to drop in for Maryland Hunger Solutions> '>  volunteer-based SNAP application assistance. 
> 
> *Takoma Park site (TESS) offers Maryland Hunger solutions> '>  SNAP application help Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 8:00pm through April 10th.
> **Wheaton site offers Maryland Hunger Solutions> '>  SNAP application help Thursdays from 3:00pm to 8:00pm through April 12th.
> 
> VITA sites serve families earning less than $50,000. To find a free tax help site in Montgomery County, please call 311. To make an appointment with Community Action> '> s VITA, you may use the online appointment system: 
> https://server17.securedata-trans.com/ap/communityactionagencydhhs/index.php?page=10 
> 
> Or, call a Community Action VITA site:
> *Takoma Park/East Silver Spring 	301-565-7675              
> **Wheaton 				301-777-1123
> City of Rockville 			240-314-8310              
> City of Gaithersburg at Family Services, Inc. > ->  Appointments in Gaithersburg are full.
> 
> For more information, please contact Laura Flamm at lflamm at mdhungersolutions.org, 410-528-0021 x23 or Sharon Strauss, sharon.strauss at montgomerycountymd.gov, 240-777-1462. 
> >  <<FSP VITA Flier CAA2.pdf>> 
> 
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