Financial Independence

CRI introduces ways to think differently about finances through assistance with establishing checking and savings accounts, understanding and repairing credit, and identifying opportunities for financial independence.
* Please contact your local Community Resources, Inc. county office for details.

Credit Counseling / Financial Counseling:

• Helping clients improve their credit scores
• Helping individuals understand credit and how to repair it
• Helping clients clear credit issues on credit reports
• Personal and family budgeting counseling
• Personal and family financial records assistance, such as establishing checking and savings accounts

Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP):

• Facilitating customers completion and submission of the LIEAP Application
• LIEAP assists eligible households with the cost of home heating through direct cash payments or payments to utility companies on their behalf. A crisis component is available for households without resources facing the loss of a heating source. Eligibility for both program components is based on a combination of factors, including income, type of heating payment, and total heating costs.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) / Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) / Tax Preparation:

• Providing free E-File tax preparations, both federal and state
• Helping clients obtain federal and state earned income tax credit
• Providing free or reduced rate tax preparation services
• Helping clients obtain federal child tax credit