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COMMUNITY NEWS | FEBRUARY 2011

Reminders Oakwood Shores Partners with


• For information about this newsletter
contact Cristina A. Gomez at cgomez@
tcbinc.org or 773-967-9211
The Beehive for Free Tax Filing
Oakwood Shores has partnered with The Beehive to provide free tax preparation
• For work orders call: 773-967-9207 for community members.
• For emergency maintenance after hours Community members who earn less than $57,000, have a valid e-mail
call: 708-237-6153 address, and valid social security number can file taxes for free online from their
home computer or at the Community Center at www.TheBeehive.com.
• Parking permits are required to park Community members are welcome to stop by the Community Center to use
in building parking lots. Unauthorized
vehicles will be towed at the owner’s the lab computers and get assistance from staff. The Community Center is open
expense. Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm and Friday from noon-5pm and is located at
3711 S. Vincennes Avenue, 2nd Floor. Those who file taxes are eligible to win a
• Cable or phone installation service is $100 gift card. Please bring proof of filed taxes to Emily Vaughan to be entered
done between 9am and 4pm, Monday
through Friday in the drawing.
The Oakwood Shores Splash! will be featuring information for tax season in
• Maintenance hours are Monday through issues leading up to April 15, Tax Day. In this newsletter, community members
Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm will find helpful information about where to get taxes done for free, eligibility for
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and other tax season tips.
For more information about the Oakwood Shores Tax Season Campaign
File Your Taxes please contact Emily Vaughan at 773-967-9210 or evaughan@tcbinc.org.

by April 15! Dawson Tech Offers Free Tax Services


Open January 29 - April 18
Dawson Tech will be providing free tax assistance for families with income less than $50,000
and individuals with income less than $25,000. Dawson Tech (3901 South State Street) is open
Monday - Friday 5pm - 8pm and Saturday - Sunday 10am - 1pm. To make an appointment call:
(312) 630-0241.

What to bring
To get these free tax services, you MUST bring with you to the site: All W-2s and 1099s (if any)
inside

for the year involved, Social Security cards or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs)

inside
for all family members, Valid photo ID for the person filing, Copy of previous year’s tax return,
if possible, Bank account number and routing number if you choose to direct deposit your tax
refund, Property tax bill, Amount spent on college expenses.
inside

Resident Programming 2 What other services are provided at the Dawson Tech location?
• Bank accounts - Open a checking or savings account to deposit your refund quickly and safely.
Community News 3 • Prepaid debit cards - Deposit your refund onto the card, save on fees
• Financial Aid Assistance (FAFSA) - Apply for free money to pay for college
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*If are not eligible for services at Dawson Tech please call Emily Vaughan at 773-987-9210. There
may be other options for you to file your taxes for FREE.
Resident Programming
Bulletin Oakwood Shores Collegian
• GIRLS ONLY!
Donates Books to Library
Get your girls (ages 10-12) involved
in the Peer-to-Peer Circle for Girls, a Todd Johnson was home from college
empowering after-school program that when he read his mom’s Oakwood Shores
helps girls build self-confidence. (Pilar Splash!
McKinney at 773-967-9209) He read that the Community Center
had opened a Lending Library and made
• FUSSY BABY his way over to donate books.
Every second Wednesday of the Todd donated several books including
month, from 10-11:30 am. (Rachel Persepolis and The Kite Runner.
Faulkner at 773-967-9201) A freshman in college, Todd was only
in town for the holidays. He looks for-
• High School Students, College ward to keeping up with the community
Students, Adults: through the Oakwood Shores Splash!
Looking for a way to get your
community service hours? Build your
resume? Help your community?
Learn New Skills? Meet new people?
Come volunteer with Oakwood Shores
Youth! Healthy Kids Tip of the Month
Positions available: lab monitors, Thinking about ways you can start preparing your preschooler for kindergarten at home?
homework tutors, coaches, greeters,
and clerks.
Here is one way: Children who are of preschool age are developing their ‘metacognition’ which
Contact Rachel Faulkner at means they are thinking about thinking. A great way to help their metacognition is to begin helping
773-967-9201 for more information. them express how they feel through stories.
• Do You or a Family Member Need Try this: Tell a short story about something that happened to you, and then ask your preschooler
Health Insurance?
Please call Emily Vaughan at about something they remember. You can make this a regular routine with your child by asking
773-967-9210 to get help looking into them “remember when” questions each night before bed. Things like, “remember when we visited
you options for medical coverage. Grandma last weekend?”
• Get Fit in the New Year!
Are you interested in losing 10 pounds This is a great time to start encouraging your child’s imagination, by asking “what if ” questions like,
or more this year? Eating healthier? “what if you could fly, where would you go?” At the end of your child’s response get a sense of how
Getting into an exercise routine? the story made them feel, and if they can express how other people felt, so you can follow up by
Oakwood Shores is kicking off a new asking “how did you feel when Grandma cooked us dinner?” or “how do you think Grandma feels
health and wellness initiative. If you are when we visit her for dinner?” To learn more visit www.greatschools.org.
an adult 18 or older and are interested
in being part of the pilot group please
call Emily Vaughan at 773-967-9210.
Slots are limited so call now to be a
part of the program! No School? Go on a Field Trip with the Oakwood
If you are under 18 years old and Shores Community Center!
are interested, with your parent’s
permission, please contact Khari Youth in K-6th grade can join the Oakwood Shores Community Center staff for field
Humpries at 773-967-6044.
trips

Upcoming trips include:


- February 11th: Lincoln Park Zoo
- February 21st: Shedd Aquarium

Both trips include snack, open Wii lab and computer lab time. Spots are first come, first
served and are open to any Oakwood Shores resident. Chaperones are welcome. Contact
Rachel Faulkner at 773-967-9201 for more information and permission slips.

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Community News
This Tax Season, Don’t Forget: What is EITC?
Earned Income Tax Credit EITC is Earned Income
Tax Credit and is Money
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is for families of
moderate income. To qualify for EITC you must have earned less
Back on Your Tax Return.
than the following amounts in 2010:

$13,460 if filing Single or Head of Household without a qualifying child


EITC WILL NOT
$18,460 if married filing jointly without a qualifying child COUNT TOWARDS
$35,535 if filing Head of Household with one qualifying child
RENT COLLECTION.
$40,535 if married filing jointly with one qualifying child

$40,363 if filing Head of Household with two qualifying children


$45,363 if married filing jointly with two qualifying children
Tax Season Tips
• You might be eligible for a bigger refund
$43,352 if filing Head of Household with three qualifying children Check out the Earned Income Tax Credit qualifying
$48,352 if married filing jointly with three qualifying children information in this newlsetter

Qualifying Child – a qualifying child meets the relationship, age, and • Plan for your refund
residency criteria Develop a budget for 2011 with a team member at
the Oakwood Shores Community Center. Call for an
Relationship – Son, daughter, stepchild, or eligible foster child, brother, appointment today.
sister stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child who is with you by court order
• Direct deposit for a faster refund
Want to open a bank account to have your refund
Age – Under 19 at the end of the year, full time student under 24 at
direct deposited? Our staff can help you find a bank
the end of the year, or permanently disabled at any time during the year
or credit union that meets your needs and has your
regardless of age
best interest in mind. Call Emily Vaughan at
773-967-9210 for more details.
Residency – your child must have lived with you in the United States for
more than half of the year

Requirements to claim EITC


- Must have earned income (wages from employment or self-employment) Filing Your Taxes
or taxable pension or disability retirement payments
- Must have valid Social Security Number This Year?
- If married, must file jointly
- Must be U.S. citizen or resident alien all year or a nonresident alien
married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien filing a joint return
Show proof of filing this
- Must be 25-65 years of age (if single with no children) at the end of the year’s taxes and you can win
year, live in the United States for more than half the year, and not qualify
as a dependent of another person
$100!
- You cannot be the qualifying child of another person
- Investment income limited to $3,100
Call Emily Vaughan at
773-967-9210 for details.

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Limit three per household.
reusable bag. Supplies are limited.
floor at 3711 South Vincennes to get your free
Stop by the Community Center on the second
FREE for all Community Members!

Chicago, IL 60653
3711 S. Vincennes Avenue
Oakwood Shores

February 2011
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
For information or to Events are free. 1. FD: Museum of 2. Groundhog’s Day 3. 4. 5.
add to the calendar Science & Industry
call Cristina Gomez at
773-967-9211.

6. 7. Yoga 6:30pm 8. FD: Museum of 9. Fussy Baby 10. Boy Scouts 11. 12. Girlscouts
Contemporary Art, 10-11:30am, 5:30pm 2:30pm
Brookfield Zoo Meditation for Peace Book Club 6pm
in Chicago (6:45, Cub Scouts 6:30pm
Center of Light)

13. 14. Valentine’s Day 15. FD: Swedish 16. Cafe Society 17. MPAC Mtg. 18. 19. Free Storytelling
Yoga 6:30pm American Museum (1pm, Chi Cultural 6:30pm, FD: Field 2:30pm (Alliance
Center) Museum Française de
Chicago)
20. FD: DuSable 21. President’s Day 22. CAPS 23. Security Mtg. 24. Boy Scouts 25. Peace on Earth 26. Girlscouts
Museum of African OS Closed Mtg. 6:30pm 6:30pm (Network 5:30pm Film Festival (Chi. 2:30pm
American History (Monumental Center) Cub Scouts 6:30pm Cultural Center)
Church)
27. Peace on Earth 28. Yoga 6:30pm
Film Festival (Chi BONA 6:30pm
Cultural Center) (Donoghue)

FD= Free Day

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