City of Atlanta Hosts Press Conference To Announce The Kick-Off of this Tax Season’s Vita Services and EITC Benefits Program

WHO:	Congressman John Lewis, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin, Karen Rogers Atlanta Weed and Seed Steven T. Miller Deputy Commissioner Services and Enforcement, Senior Advisor to Mayor Kasim Reed Tharon Johnson, Executive Director Bill Bolling Atlanta Community Food Bank, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency Atlanta Prosperity Campaign & Others
WHAT:	Many families are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Yet, in Atlanta alone, millions of dollars go unclaimed by eligible families who fail to claim the EITC. This credit can be obtained through using free tax preparation services at Volunteer Income Tax (VITA) Centers. VITA helps strengthen and stabilize families, which, in turn, strengthens the community EITC dollars have a strong economic impact on the local communities - last year, EITC Prosperity Campaign had an estimated economic impact of over $28 million on the local economy.
WHEN:	Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:	Atlanta Workforce Development Agency 818 Pollard Boulevard SW Atlanta, GA 30315  (2 blocks south of Turner Field)

For more information about this and services of the City of Atlanta visit our website at www.atlantaga.gov or watch City Channel 26