Goodwill Provides Free Tax Preparation Assistance

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Get FREE Tax Help at Goodwill! - During tax preparation season from January through April, Goodwill holds free VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) tax clinics for low-income individuals and families on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.

2012 VITA Tax Clinics
You qualify to get free tax help if you:

* Earned $49,000 or less
* Do not own your own business
* Do not own your own home

Community volunteers, including Goodwill employees, donate their time to help tax clinic participants prepare and file their taxes at no cost. Only certified VITA Tax Preparer volunteers may assist taxpayers in preparing and e-filing their taxes. On-line/Self Study Training can be located on the IRS website.

Last year in Hawaii, over 105,000 individuals and families claimed over $215 million in EITC. Only four out of five eligible workers claim this valuable credit. Through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, Goodwill Industries of Hawaii wants to raise that number to five out of five. For the last six years, Goodwill has provided free tax preparation services to those who qualify

Operating hours for the Beretania location are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-7:00pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm, starting on January 26, 2012.
Operating hours for the Kapolei location are Tuesdays from 4:30-7:00pm and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm, starting on February 4, 2012.

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii's mission is to help people with employment barriers to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient. Supported by its retail operations and financial endeavors, its educational, employment and training programs have provided skills training, employment counseling, job placement and support services since 1959.

About Goodwill Industries of Hawaii
Annually, Goodwill channels more than 90% of its revenues into programs and services. - Learn more...

Shop Goodwill - Turning Jeans into Jobs
Shopping at Goodwill is a great way to invest in your community. Goodwill stores are brimming with fashionable items at bargain prices, and our selection is endless. Even more importantly, every purchase you make at Goodwill helps someone in your community progress toward their personal and professional goals and fulfill their potential.
Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Donation Hours:
Monday -- Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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About Goodwill
Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation that helps people with employment barriers to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient.

Since 1959, we have provided job placement, career development, education, training, employment and support services for people throughout the state. Over 10,000 Hawaii residents each year have benefitted from Goodwill's services, and thousands have found employment in our community.

Philosophy
For more than 100 years, Goodwill Industries has championed a philosophy of community service through the power of work. In 1902, the founder of this philosophy, Reverend Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist Minister, took burlap bags into Boston's wealthier neighborhoods collecting donations. He invited community residents with disabilities and other disadvantages to help repair and sell the donations and used the revenue made through the sales to pay the workers. This philosophy is evident throughout Hawaii's Goodwill, and in Goodwills throughout the world.

Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill Industries of Hawaii (GIH) is an autonomous, dues-paying member of Goodwill Industries International, a growing network of Goodwill organizations throughout the world. There are currently 183 full member Goodwill organizations in the United States and Canada. Since the organization's founding in 1902, Goodwill has helped more than 9 million people. Globally, Goodwill Industries International announced its 21st Century Initiative to serve 20 million people by the year 2020.

Goodwill Leadership and Accreditation
Goodwill is led by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of civic and business leaders from the community. Goodwill has been fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for more than 30 years, and is certified by NISH. Goodwill maintains active membership in the National Rehabilitation Association, Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Employers Council, West Oahu Economic Development Association, and the Kapolei Chamber of Commerce.

Funding and Revenue
Goodwill is rare among not-for-profit agencies because most of its revenue is earned. Our unique, self-sustaining system enables us to serve thousands in Hawaii each year.

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii is funded through:

Retail sales at our community stores
Service contracts (in competition with private enterprise)
City, state and federal job training grants
Support from individuals and corporations

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