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April 2009

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In this issue: Save the Date, Promote Your Business and WEV, Free Tax Help, Announcements

WEV Got News!

April 2009

In this newsletter

:: Save the Date

:: Promote Your Business and WEV

:: Free Tax Help

:: Announcements

Save the Date!

Monday, May 18th
Graduation Ceremony for the Spring 2009 SET Class

Held at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara

Help Us Promote Your Business and WEV at the Same Time

-Create a webpage for your business
-Support WEV
-Get one FREE hour of photography*

What IS a Givezooks page? Click on the photos below to find out!

Tea Silvestre
SET Ventura Client 2007 – Social Good Consulting
SET Instructor 2009

Allie Marie Smith

SET Santa Barbara Client 2008 – Author & Founder of “Wonderfully Made” + “the HEAL journey”

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*FREE one hour photography session!

Contact your county’s photographer for further details.

Additional time available at discounted pricing and if you refer a friend, they will also receive discounted pricing. After completion of your Givezooks! page clients will be able to receive additional free benefits such as full resolution jpegs or a set of 4×6 proofs of the session.
Offer good through July 2009!

Santa Barbara County WEV clients and alumni contact:
Meghan Incorvaia
SET Santa Barbara Client 2008 – Meghan Nicole Photography
meghaninc@gmail.com

Ventura County WEV clients and alumni contact:
Julie Callahan
SET Ventura Client 2009 – Julie Callahan Photography

julie@jcallahanphoto.com

Free Tax Help

The Internal Revenue Service and the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara are proud to offer the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

VITA Provides
-Volunteers that assist people with basic tax returns

-FREE tax preparation to those with low income, persons with disabilities and the elderly
-FREE electronic filing
-FREE preparation of the W-7 (Individual Tax Identification Number) with the preparation of a tax return

Two locations
Family Opportunity Center
526 W. Montecito Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-730-1188
PLEASE PARK ON STREET
-Open until April 15, 2009
-Open Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, 5:30-8:00pm
-Open Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm
-Walk-ins welcome
-Appointments available

Paseo Voluntario Learning Center
309 S. Voluntario Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-966-6581
PLEASE PARK ON STREET
-Open until April 15, 2009
-Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 5:30-8:00pm
-Open Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm
-Walk-ins welcome
-Appointments available

What To Bring
-Last year’s tax return
-Social Security Cards or ITIN cards for all family members
-All tax forms: W-2, 1098, 1099
-Information of all deductions/credits, e.g. childcare provider’s name, address, Soc Sec or Tax ID number
-Bank account number (for direct deposit)

Need help filing your business taxes? WEV provides free tax help and Schedule C preparation to small business owners! Click here for more information and to find out how to set up an appointment.

Announcements

–Ojai Women’s Business Network: Join the Women of Ojai on Thursday, April 2 from 6-8pm at Azu Restaurant, 457 East Ojai Avenue. Bring business cards, brochures, and relax! Questions? Contact Jodi at (805) 798-1295 or Jodi@JodiWomack.com

–Amanda Crawford Designs recently launched a newly redesigned website, Readingcomfort.com. At last…reading comfort for those who suffer from pain while reading! ReadingComfort.com presents its most popular product, the Book Buddy™ reading pillow and lap desk. This useful and elegant book holder solves problems associated with painful reading by making any book feel virtually weightless. Be sure to visit the website for this month’s Special Offer: www.ReadingComfort.com

–Become a Mentor: On May 28th, 2009 Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara will be hosting its annual “Take Our Daughters to Work Day”. We are thrilled to be able to give teen girls the chance to job-shadow in the career field of their dreams! The goal is to expose the girls to a wide range of career opportunities, to teach them about the paths they need to take to get there and ultimately to empower them to do so. We are currently recruiting women mentors in many different career fields to host girls at their place of employment during the afternoon on May 28th. If you’d like to participate, please contact Jen Bowman, Outreach and Teen Programs Director, (805) 963-4757, ext. 17, jmbowman@girlsincsb.org.

-The EDD’s Employment Tax Offices offer free state payroll tax seminars, either classroom-style or Web-based (Webinars). Both the classroom seminars and Webinars are designed to help employers comply with the State of California payroll tax laws. For a complete list of upcoming seminars, please visit https://www.edd.ca.gov/

Payroll_Tax_Seminars/

-Would you like to help brighten WEV’s office walls with your artwork? We are still seeking artists to display their work for 2-month periods beginning in May. Please contact Program Assistant Eva Wong at ewong@wevonline.org if you would like to participate!

-If you have an announcement for inclusion in the next WEV newsletter, contact news@wevonline.org or 965-6073 x106 by the 28th of the month.

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