Creating Assets, Savings & Hope
Posted February 11, 2016
Nadia signed up for a Rainy Savings Account through New Ventures Maine because she was looking for ways to become more self-reliant. As a single mom just starting college, she knew she would need to have some emergency savings set aside to help with unexpected expenses. “After completing the Rainy Days Savings Program, something unpredictable… Read more
Posted February 5, 2016
Thanks to WABI for sharing information about Super Saturday! It was a great day. Read more
Posted February 4, 2016
Lee, who lives on a fixed income, was looking for better ways to manage her money when she signed up for a My Money Works class with New Ventures Maine. “Taking this class gave me both the skills and confidence that I needed to take control of my finances.” A motivated learner, she quickly… Read more
Posted February 2, 2016
Lauren is a recent college graduate and a Radiologic Technologist at Stevens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Maine. Her mother set up a college savings account for her when she no longer had to pay for daycare. It was easy to set up as an automatic deposit and she barely missed it. “My mother’s choice… Read more
Posted January 29, 2016
From left to right: Lisa Laflin, Western Maine CA$H Co-Coordinator, Deborah Weaver, Maine Local Taxpayer Advocate, Tess Armstrong, Senior Tax Consultant IRS , Divin Gatera, Volunteer Tax Preparer, Janet Smith, Western Maine CA$H Co-Coordinator, Dennis O’Neil, Volunteer Tax Preparer, Amy Scholl, AmeriCorps VISTA, Lisa Lemieux, Western Maine CA$H Asset Organizer, Bobbie Wheeler, Western CA$H Site Coordinator. Western Maine CA$H kicked off the… Read more
Posted January 26, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2016 Contact: Janet Smith (207) 778-2757 CA$H Maine Celebrates EITC Awareness Day, Announces Goal to Help 1,500 Maine Families Take Advantage of Tax Credits and Achieve Financial Stability AUGUSTA – Members of the Maine legislature joined family success and stability advocates and others today at an… Read more
Posted January 24, 2016
Keybank Super Refund Saturday is happening this Saturday 02/13/2016 with Midcoast CA$H Read more
Posted January 23, 2016
Join us this Saturday 2/13 for Casco FCU’s ABCs of Credit Day at CA$H. Learn basic credit score enhancement tips to help you have a brighter financial future. Read more
Posted January 22, 2016
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of our nation’s most powerful anti-poverty programs. Maine is one of 26 states to offer an EITC of its own to complement the federal credit. Join us on Tuesday, 1/26 to learn more about how the EITC helps low-wage workers, and the steps our state has… Read more
Posted January 20, 2016
Learn how the Earned Income Tax Credit benefits the people of Maine. Thank Legislators for making the Maine EITC refundable. Hear how CA$H Maine is helping empower Maine individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability through the Ready, Set, Save initiative. Compare where Maine stands on a national level through CFED Scorecard data…. Read more
CA$H Maine is a statewide collaboration of ten coalitions, comprised of 50 non- and for-profit partners, working together to help empower Maine individuals and families to achieve long-term financial stability.