United Way of Marion County

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1401 NE Second StreetOCALA, FL 34470 United States

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http://uwmc.org

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Help reduce child poverty in Marion County as a free tax Prep volunteer!

Flexible Schedule | Ocala, FL 34470

Volunteers are needed to help vulnerable families increase economic mobility by filing their income tax returns electronically. Become an IRS Certified Tax preparer and help prepare professional tax returns for your neighbors to ensure that they get to keep their hard-earned dollars! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance ( VITA), a program powered by the United Way of Marion County, has helped the citizens of Marion County for over a decade at several locations throughout Marion County, ( Belleview, Marion Oaks, and Downtown Ocala. Last year thousands of families and individuals were served with this FREE tax preparation service. Volunteers are needed as Tax Preparers, intake specialists and translators. How is this service possible? Volunteers just like YOU make it happen by joining the VITA team! Just 10 hours per week from January - April. If you have a clean background check, basic computer skills and customer service skills this short term commitment is for you! For more information, please contact Tom Dewey at (352)-355-1225 or email TDewey@uwmc.org.

Date Posted: 2024-10-31
Love to Read?? Share that love with a Kindergarten student!

Flexible Schedule | Ocala, FL 34470

United Way of Marion County, Florida is seeking volunteers to read to kindergarten students who have been identified as needing additional foundational literacy skill support. Volunteers will be on school campuses during a designated time. The 18 Kindergarten classrooms are spread throughout Marion County. . This consists of reading to a child a pre-selected book, discussing the book with the student and reinforce particular focus points. At the back of each book there are questions to facilitate a conversation that focuses on comprehension and that are correlated to what is being taught in the classroom. The volunteer commitment consists of one hour with two 30 minute one to one sessions during the school day, once or twice a week on Tuesday or Thursday for 28 weeks starting September 26th until May 9th. Training materials and background screening will be provided. Two hour educational workshops are held at United Way of Marion County and at Master the Possibilities in the On Top Of The World complex. You choose the school based on your schedule and location. The workshops are scheduled during the work day. If you have a corporate team the workshop can be brought to you. The session times are set by the school. A recent You Tube video will give you and overview of the program. The video link is https://youtu.be/T2JT9BLSTAw. "The single greatest gift we can give a child is not more tests or standards; it’s a relationship with an adult who believes with relentless tenacity in their ability to succeed."

Date Posted: 2024-12-16

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Uniting local resources to help our neighbors

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Fundraising community organization.

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by Laura T. (2018-07-30 19:53:03.0)

Wonderful program promoting early childhood literacy, getting books in the hands of children to start their own library in their home.

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by Phil W. (2010-07-07 08:50:57.0)

dont know yet still checking things out

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