After 34 years of service, our Executive Director, Kenneth Schorr, will retire on April 8, 2022. Ken leaves the Advocacy Center in a strong position to move forward with a new Chief Executive Officer. While the search for our new CEO continues, the Advocacy Center Board of Directors has appointed…
Still need health insurance? You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period!
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What you need to know about Special Enrollment Periods The Marketplace deadline to enroll in or change health insurance plans ended on January 15, 2022 for most people. You still may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period to enroll in Marketplace coverage if you experience certain life changes. You may…
Healthcare.gov Premium Tax Credits and Filing Your 2021 Taxes
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If you currently do not have health insurance, we can help! Click here to learn more and make an appointment with a health insurance navigator today. Health insurance on Healthcare.gov is affordable for many people because the government subsidizes your monthly premiums based on your income. These subsidies are called Premium Tax…
“I no longer feel afraid”, Feeling safe and secure after years of instability
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Domingo is a quiet man who loves his wife and children. He is respected by his friends and greets everyone with a smile. He works hard in his job in construction and aspires to open a small business. And now, after 8 patient years, he is also a legal resident…
Are you ready to file your 2021 Federal Income Tax return?
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Tax filing season for 2021 Federal tax returns opened January 24, 2022 and will run through April 18, 2022. With the expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit last year, there may be more money available to you than you realize! Here is what we think…
Filing your 2021 Federal Income Tax return: Economic Impact Payment
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Economic Impact Payment (“Stimulus Payment”) FAQ Have questions about how to handle your stimulus payments on your federal tax return? Missing any of your payments? We have answers! Do I need to include the third economic payment (“stimulus payment”) on my federal tax return? The third Economic Impact Payment (“Stimulus…
Filing your 2021 Federal Income Tax return: Child Tax Credit
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Nearly every family is eligible to receive the expanded Child Tax Credit, including families that haven’t filed a tax return previously and families that don’t have recent income. Each qualifying household is eligible to receive up to $3,600 for each child under 6 years old, and $3,000 for each child…
Filing your 2021 Federal Income Tax return: Earned Income Tax Credit
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More people than ever before will qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit this year. For the first time, workers 19-24 and 65 and older without kids at home now qualify for the tax credit, expanding eligibility to millions of additional workers nationwide. Additionally, if you did not qualify in…
“I can tell you really care”: Treating clients with dignity and respect
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To James, it seemed life was testing him. Coping with the loss of his wife and his mother within the same month, James felt hopeless. Countless roadblocks were preventing him from moving forward and he wasn’t sure where to turn. He decided to call Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy. No longer able to keep up with the…
Fighting for Veterans like Rocky
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Rocky proudly shows off his Air Force hat as he begins to share stories of his time in the military. Adorned with the year 1947, the year the Air Force was formed, and the phrase “No one comes close”, the hat is a reminder of his service as a radar operator in the early 1970’s. During his time in the service, Rocky spent a year stationed in Okinawa and…
