Fact Sheets

State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions, Tax Year 2012

October 22, 2012

The federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and similar state tax credits and deductions can help eligible families offset their child care expenses. These tax provisions can lower the income taxes that families must pay and, in some cases, give cash refunds to families whose incomes are too low to owe taxes.

Use Social Media to Get the Word Out

October 22, 2012

This PDF offers tips and suggestions for using Facebook and Twitter to spread the word about tax credits.

What to Bring to a VITA/ TCE/Tax-Aide Site

October 22, 2012

This checklist outlines the items individuals seeking tax preparation assistance must bring to a VITA, TCE, or Tax-Aide site.

Federal Tax Credits Materials (English and Other Languages)

October 19, 2012

Advocates and families can download these materials to learn more about federal tax credits or to use in their community outreach.

State Tax Materials (English)

October 16, 2012

The individual state fliers include information on tax credits specific to all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Tax Credits Fact Sheet, Tax Year 2012

October 16, 2012

Families may be eligible for thousands of dollars in federal and state tax credits. These credits can lower the income taxes that families must pay and, in some cases, give cash refunds to families whose incomes are too low to owe taxes.

Checklist of Tax Issues for Domestic Violence Survivors

October 12, 2012

This checklist is designed to give advocates information about some of the issues domestic violence survivors might face and shares resources for free tax preparation, representation, and advice.

Title IX Protections from Bullying and Harassment in Schools: FAQs for LGBT or Gender Nonconforming Students and Their Families

October 11, 2012

Under Title IX, you have a right to be protected from sex-based harassment in school.  This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions from LGBT and gender nonconforming students about how Title IX and other laws can be used to make them safer in schools.

If You Really Care About Environmental Justice, You Should Care About Reproductive Justice!

October 09, 2012

Environmental Justice (EJ) and Reproductive Justice (RJ) share a common concern about the health of families and communities. Both EJ and RJ seek to improve the lives of disadvantaged women through education, empowerment and activism.  EJ seeks to reduce the inequitable environmental burdens borne by communities composed of people of color, indigenous groups, and those living in economically disadvantaged areas. RJ tries to ensure that all people—regardless of race, wealth and political or social power—can decide to have the children they want, raise the children they have and plan their families.

Wage Gap FAQs

October 05, 2012

The typical American woman who worked full time, year round was still paid only 77 cents for every
dollar paid to her male counterpart in 2011.1 For women of color, the gap was even larger. This fact sheet provides details about the wage gap measure that the Census and the National Women’s Law Center use, factors contributing to the wage gap, and how to shrink the gap.