The Alamo City Coalition for Family Economic Self Sufficiency (ACCESS) is a collaboration of public and private entities dedicated to family and individual financial self-sufficiency. Other partners, such as local colleges and universities, local financial institutions and other non-profit organizations provide support in a variety of ways to the Coalition.
The goal of ACCESS is to increase the financial stability of low-income working individuals and families in San Antonio & Bexar County. The focal point for this effort is the Coalition’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. VITA is a vital part of the Coalition effort. VITA volunteers provide free income tax assistance to taxpayers, and help them claim important tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit.
The VITA program continues to expand each year. During the 2009 tax filing season, VITA volunteers operated 32 VITA sites located throughout the city and completed more than 38,770 tax returns. More than $71,000,000 in refunds was returned to the San Antonio Community through local VITA locations.
Without the help of all those who support and volunteer for VITA, many of whom return each tax filing season, VITA could not continue to expand, touching an increasing number of San Antonio’s working families and individuals.
We would like to thank all contributors and supporters for their efforts in the VITA Operation and Asset Building development in San Antonio.
