Building a Better Economic Future for Americans with Disabilities.
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The Real Economic Impact Tour (REI Tour) is a national, public/private initiative assisting low income persons with disabilities with asset building strategies, free tax preparation and filing assistance. In the 2009 filing season REI Tour partners prepared over 181,000 tax returns in 84 cities. Over $176.6 million in refunds were received by persons with disabilities.
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What can we do with your support?
In 2010, there will be 100 participating cities.
In order to reach the disability population in these cities we need support at both the grassroots level and the national level. At the local level, we can put you in contact with the Disability Initiative in one of the participating cities so you can adopt a site, help prepare returns or help with outreach to those who need to know about the availability of the services. At the national level we can use your support to expand our service and reach more local communities.
Building Coalitions that Work
Recent Events
December 8 and 9, 2009
4th Annual Mayor's Leadership Academy -
Jacksonville, Florida
The Academy provides a forum for tax coalition representatives from around the country to gather and exchange best-practices re: outreach with the goal of creating a united, coordinated plan of action to further real economic impact, nationwide. This year, we are especially looking forward to learning about new video technology to assist deaf taxpayers. The Mayor's Leadership Academy is co-sponsored by the IRS SPEC, AT&T, Bank of America, and 54Freedom.
The 2009-2010 Real Economic Impact Tour is underway! Be sure to check here often for information about upcoming events near you.
