Goodwill Manasota Selected for Commerce Department Foundation Pilot Program
Goodwill team members, from left, Angela Dean, Adrian Gessen, Wendy Shilling and Sara Gingery, looking at the program design board created in partnership with the USCCF.
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Goodwill Industries International (GII) is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s (USCCF) Center for Education and Workforce to increase employee access to the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Goodwill Manasota applied—and was one of just five Goodwill organizations in the country to be selected—for a pilot program to explore how employers can help workers apply for and use EITC in conjunction with employer benefits and other government safety net benefits.
The pilot program seeks to increase the percent of EITC-eligible workers who file taxes and claim EITC benefits; reduce the time and cost of filing taxes and claiming EITC benefits; reduce the error rate in claiming EITC benefits; and increase the percent who use their EITC benefits to improve their financial wellness including reducing debt and increasing savings. Goodwill Manasota leaders estimate that at least 350 of its employees are EITC-eligible.
