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CMEP
and
FoodChange
Partnership
Information
for CMEP Members
Attached
please find:
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A
general
marketing
flyer
which you
are free to
distribute.
The flyer
has the main
toll free
number that
we utilize:
866-WAGE-PLUS
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A
pdf with a
list of last
years sites,
days of
operations
and hours.
Aside from
the Hunts
Point site,
which we
have closed,
all of the
other sites
will almost
certainly be
the same,
with the
same days of
operation
and hours.
The sites
are all
walk-in, and
aside from
our Jackson
Heights
site, I
believe all
handicap
accessible.
Again,
please feel
free to
distribute.
A few other
notes:
As
I mentioned
yesterday, we
currently have
an all-year
round location
in Harlem where
we assist
clients get
prior tax
returns prepared
and help them
with tax
controversies.
For anyone that
thinks they have
clients that
would need
assistance on
either prior
year returns or
tax
controversies,
please feel free
to refer them to
our Harlem site.
The site is
located at 284
St. Nicholas
Ave. (bet. 124th
and 125th)
accessible by
the A,B,C, or D
to 125th
or the 2,3 to
125th
(two block walk
west). The site
is open Mon-Sat
9-5, and the
phone # is
212-665-8747
As for the
mobile tax
preparers, we
really do want
to serve the
population you
represent with
these services.
Again, your
organization/s
will have to set
up appointment
(double and
triple book) and
provide space,
tables, and
chairs. We will
do the rest.
Please note that
this will
require some
staff time
calling clients
up and setting
up reservations,
as well as
potentially
contacting again
those that did
not show up for
appointments. So
there is some
work on your
part. But if you
are willing to
participate,
please contact
my colleague,
Yale Lipton,
who is our
Manager of
Partnerships.
She will be
coordinating
schedules for
all our mobile
partners.
She can be
reached at
212-894-8094
(x-8335) or at
ylipton@foodchange.org.
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Disability
Day – as I
mentioned
yesterday,
we would
also be more
than happy
to set up
Disability
Days at any
of our tax
sites to
serve your
population.
In essence,
if you want
to bring a
group of
clients to
any of our
tax sites,
we can set
it up so
that a
handful of
tax
preparers
will be
dedicated
only to
those
clients. All
we ask is
that you
give us a
heads-up on
the number
and that
someone from
your
organization
comes to the
tax site
along with
the clients.
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Also,
I was
thinking
that in
addition to
clients you
serve, you
may have
some staff
that fit
within the
income
limits
proscribed
the program
(40K w/
dependents;
20K w/o). By
all means,
they are
welcome to
utilize the
service.
I think that
covers the core
basic issues.
Let me know if
you have any
questions.
Thanks.
Steven Lee
Director, Income
Policy
FoodChange
(formerly
Community Food
Resource Center)
39 Broadway,
10th Floor
New York, NY
10006
P: 212.894.8081
F: 212.616.4989
E:
slee@foodchange.org
www.foodchange.org
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