Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

VITA assists low- to mid- income individuals and foreign students complete their tax returns at no cost.  This annual service opportunity is run by USU’s Beta Alpha Psi Chapter.  No accounting or tax experience is necessary.  Anyone can be trained and provide service!!! Participating in VITA is truly rewarding and is also an excellent item to put on your resume!

Trainings:

• If you missed the trainings, you can still serve!  
• E-mail bap.usu@gmail.com!  
• We can provide training materials, access to an online course, and additional help if needed!

Service:
BUS 118/120

• Tuesday, February 8 –  Saturday, April 2
• Tuesdays, 5 pm – 9 pm
• Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm

• Come when you can; for all or part of the time.
• Once you are trained, there will be PLENTY of service opportunities to get in your 30/45 hours!!!

Info from the VITA website: http://www.vita-volunteers.org/VolunteeringForNextSeason.htm

“You are here to volunteer for VITA.  You may be interested in helping others, learning more about taxes, want to get into the tax preparation business, or have too much free time.  Here are some reasons quoted by past volunteers:

• Satisfaction of helping people who are unable to get tax breaks and benefits they qualify for because they cannot afford to go to a paid preparer for help.
• Get trained in tax law, learn how to interact with the public, and improve own tax returns.
• Enjoy the camaraderie of a group of really nice helpful people.
• Bridge communication gap between taxpayer and VITA volunteers if you are multi-lingual.”

Please direct questions to bap.usu@gmail.com

Adam and Brynnly





Great job at the highway clean-up

Beta Alpha Psi Food Drive

1 in 7 Utah children are at risk of hunger and Utah has the fourth highest rate of food insecurity in the nation.


Utah State University's Beta Alpha Psi, an accounting organization, is holding a food drive to help those in need.   A donation box is set up on the 5th floor of the business building.  Everyone is invited to donate non-perishable food items, including canned fruits and vegetables, cereals, canned soup, pastas, canned beans, and peanut butter.  The drive will run through Thursday, December 9.  This is an excellent chance to give back this holiday season.

Oct. 30.   Adopt-A-Highway fall cleanup.

Ongoing throughout Nov. and Dec., Monday Nights - Stuff-a-Bus volunteers needed.
    Mon @ 6pm at the Stadium

Contact Keni Stuart (keni.stu@aggiemail.usu.edu) for more info.

Ongoing throughout Oct, Nov, and Dec: Common Ground Outdoor Adventures - this is an         organization that provides outdoor recreation opportunities for persons with disabilities.         They generally have weekly activities and volunteers can sign up in advance and go help     out. Visit the website at  http://www.cgadventures.org to view the calender of events and         volunteer@cgadventures.org to sign up to help out with an activity. 435-713-0288 – Dan

USU Student Organic Farm
Regular Volunteer Hours:
           M & R  7-2
           T & F  7-9
           Sat  8-12 ?
           Sun  10-12 ?
For more info email Sara – s.hunt@aggiemail.usu.edu or Crista – crista.lee.sorenson@aggiemail.usu.edu   801-651-1238

Woodruff Elementary School
After-school help needed 2:20 – 3:20 M-R
Contact Sarah.lyn.l@aggiemail.usu.edu

Child and Family Support Center
435-753-8880
Jessica Tuttle – Jessica@cachecfsc.org

Cache County Senior Citizen Center
Kim Aaberg – cache.senior@gmail.com
    -You can go just about any time to visit with the residents or help with activities.

**If you are interested in social work opportunities, There is always a calendar board outside OM 239 with service opportunities listed. There is also a binder in the same area with service information.