Savings program workshop and free tax help | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Social Development Commission
March 6, 2014
Milwaukee area residents can get their taxes done free and learn about a match savings program that can help them buy a home.  The Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition (MABC) and Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) will team up to present a free workshop Thursday, March 13 at 1:00 pm at the Silver Spring Neighborhood Center located at 5460 N. 64 Street in Milwaukee.  The session presented by WWBIC staff will focus on their Individual Development Account program that matches savings for participants on a two to one basis.  Also discussed will be a Homebuying Savings Program that helps City of Milwaukee Housing Authority residents become homeowners.  The workshop will be offered in conjunction with MABC which prepares taxes on Thursdays during tax season at Silver Spring Neighborhood Center between 11:30 am and 7:30 pm.  To learn more about the MABC tax service as well as where and when it is offered, visit www.cr-sdc.org/index/Programs–Services/VITA.htm.