Providing Tax Help for Needy Families this Season: CFS Survey Referenced in Huffington Post Article
A CFS survey conducted in 2010 looked at the results of MoneyUP, an innovative program designed to help low-income people get a grip on their finances and save for the future. The program offered free tax preparation for low income New Yorkers and encouraged customers to engage in additional year-round financial coaching focused on goal setting, debt reduction, and savings building. A Huffington Pose article, “Teach a Man to Fish: Providing Tax Help for Needy Families this Season,” referenced this CFS survey. The survey revealed that “MoneyUp customers greatly benefited from year-round coaching and were more likely than other low-income New Yorkers to achieve long-term financial security."
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