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Video calls with family and friends, wearing masks in public, social distancing. This is our new normal. For too many, the new normal has also meant lost jobs or lost income. We're here to help. Visit caleitc4me.org to learn more.

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The #FAFSA application is now open! Learn how the FAFSA can help you pay for college at our next #BuildingFinancialSecurity webinar Get a Degree, Not Debt on 10/27. Register today at goldenstateopportunity.org/1027webinar.

This #GetOrganizedWeek, we’re sharing key tax-related documents to gather now, so you’re ready to file come tax season. It’s important to save your child care receipts because you can earn as much as 35% of the costs as a child & dependent care credit on your tax return (up to $3,000 for one dependent or $6,000 for two or more dependents). #GetOrganizedWeek

If your family has a lot of medical bills (more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income), you may choose to deduct medical costs. Save receipts for all payments to doctors, dentists, mental health professionals & health insurance providers in one easy-to-find place. #GetOrganizedWeek

There’s less than 20 days left to file your taxes for 2019. If you made $30k or less last year & you have a child who's 5 years or younger, you could qualify for the #CalEITC & the Young Child Tax Credit. Learn how to join over 3 million filers at caleitc4me.org.

For too many CA families, financial security is a distant dream. That’s why Golden State Opportunity launched the Building Financial Security webinar series with Aspiration. Join to make a plan to: Get out of debt Build savings Thrive RSVP for the first webinar with Barrio Action Youth & Family Center on THURSDAY goldenstateopportunity.org/924webinar

Golden State Opportunity President Amy Everitt released the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom’s signed legislation to extend the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) to all immigrant workers who file taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN): We applaud Governor Gavin Newsom for signing AB1876 to expand CalEITC eligibility to all low-wage immigrant workers. Hardworking taxpayers who work the same job will now be able to receive the... same tax refund. Immigrant workers and their families, excluded from federal pandemic relief, bear the brunt of COVID-19 layoffs and job losses and two in three newly eligible workers are essential workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. The CalEITC is one of the most successfuland now inclusiveanti-poverty programs in the country. Today’s victory for low-wage immigrant families would not be possible without years of dedicated advocacy by immigration and anti-poverty organizations. Now, Golden State Opportunity will begin the critical work to educate immigrant workers about how filing taxes and claiming the CalEITC can help them achieve financial security and thrive.

If you got a tax extension this year, you now have THIRTY DAYS left to file your taxes and claim the #CalEITC. Calculate your refund at CalEITC.org

This #HispanicHeritageMonth, let us celebrate the many ways Latin@s have shaped our great state and commit to fighting for an inclusive economic recovery for all Californians.

Last year, California became the first state to extend the Earned Income Tax Credit to all low-wage workers over 18. Yet many Californians over 65 still don’t know they qualify. We’re working to change that. If you’re a working senior who earned less than $30,000 last year, click here to learn how the CalEITC can benefit you.