Advocates Encourage Passage of State EITC,
Encourage North Carolinians to Apply for Federal EITC
Federal Earned Income Tax Credit Lifts Millions Out of Poverty; A State EITC Would Help Working Families Build Wealth and Gain Economic Security
Contacts: Sorien Schmidt, NC Justice Center Legislative Director, (919) 856-2151, sorien@ncjustice.org
Peter Skillern, Community Reinvestment Association of NC, (919) 667-1557, peter@cra-nc.org
Lucy Gorham, MDC, Inc., Project Director, (919) 968-4531, lgorham@mdcinc.org
What: News Conference to inform North Carolinians about the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and let them know where they can get free tax preparation services to help them determine if they qualify for the federal EITC.
In addition, policymakers and leaders of several state organizations will join together to promote passage of a state EITC, which will improve tax fairness and help more than 800,000 low- and moderate-income North Carolinians build wealth and gain economic security.
When: Wednesday, January 31, 2007, at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Press Room in the NC Legislative Building
16 West Jones Street, Downtown Raleigh
Directions available at http://www.ncleg.net/help/directions.html
Who: Participating organizations include the AFL-CIO of NC, EITC Carolinas (a project of MDC Inc.), NC Justice Center, Community Reinvestment Association of NC, ACORN of NC, Self-Help, Common Sense Foundation, Covenant with NC’s Children, the IDA and Asset Building Collaborative of NC, and others.
Speakers will include:
• State Representative Jennifer Weiss of Wake County
• MaryBe McMillan of AFL-CIO of North Carolina
• Lucy Gorham of MDC Inc.
• Meg Gray of the NC Budget & Tax Center
All members of the Council of State have been invited to express their support.
