Free Tax Filing Sites to Open Through End of Tax Season
Shreveport, LA – An average 52 percent of households across northwest Louisiana are struggling to make ends meet. In response, United Way NWLA in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service promotes the annual free tax preparation options available to the public...
211: Helping Communities and People Thrive
RACHEL KRAUSMAN, FEBRUARY 10 2019 Caterina* lost her job in September. The 32-year-old single mom faced eviction, and her utilities were about to be shut off. She reached out to a local agency for emergency help but didn’t qualify with no proof of future income....
UNITED WAY ESTABLISHES FUND TO BENEFIT WORKERS IMPACTED BY SHUTDOWN
Shreveport, LA – United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) in partnership with SWEPCO announced today that it has established base funding for the United for NWLA Fund to benefit local federal workers, contractors and others who may be impacted by the ongoing...