Volunteers sought for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program

Information sessions for University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, faculty and staff for a service project to provide tax preparation assistance in January and February for low-income working families are Nov. 13, noon in the Nebraska Union; Nov. 14, 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union; and Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m. in the Nebraska East Union and 5:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

Partnering with the Center for People in Need, the Human Services Federation, and the Internal Revenue Service, UNL will create "super-centers" in the unions for 12 nights in early 2007 for tax preparation assistance and information on social services. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement's Service-Learning/Volunteer Services. For more information or to sign up as a volunteer, go to the Student Involvement Web site at http://involved.unl.edu/eitc. Eighty volunteers for various tasks are sought.

CONTACT: Linda Moody, Student Involvement, Service-Learning Volunteer Services (402) 472-8158