This week millions of people are joining the annual America Saves Week Challenge. Join them by setting up some financial goals for you and your family and creating a plan to achieve them. To help jumpstart this process, here are some useful questions to answer.
The Earned Income Tax Credit is the largest federal tax credit for working Americans and a powerful tool that has helped reduce income inequality for the last 46 years. Still, approximately 20% of eligible taxpayers do not claim this important credit.
Paychecks, although at times confusing, are key to knowing why you are making the amount of money that you are making and if there can be any adjustments
Paychecks, although at times confusing, are key to knowing why you are making the amount of money that you are making and if there can be any adjustments
The last 18 months have exacerbated many barriers that survivors face when attempting to access justice. Many of the survivors we have spoken to during the pandemic have complained of increased barriers, including lack of language access, lack of access to technology and childcare, and heightened mistrust of the legal system and the police.
If you are a Black women, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is an acknowledgment of the unique challenges that you face in the job market. It is also a call to action. New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) sees you and supports you both with our one-on-one legal and financial counseling services as well as in our impact litigation and public advocacy campaigns.
