Community Volunteers' Introduction to Gies VITA
- Event Type
- Informational
- Sponsor
- Gies College of Business VITA Program
- Virtual
- Join online
- Date
- Dec 11, 2025 6:30 pm
- Speaker
- Kathy Sweedler, Gies VITA Site Coordinator
- Contact
- Kathy Sweedler
- vita@business.illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-300-4784
- Originating Calendar
- Gies VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program
Would you like to help provide a free tax preparation service? The Gies VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program needs community volunteers for our next tax season. Volunteers do NOT prepare tax returns. We need volunteers on-site at Salt & Light in Urbana to greet clients and ensure taxpayers have the correct documents and information needed for accurate tax filings.
Join us for a short meeting to learn more about the Community Volunteer role at Gies VITA Program!
The Gies VITA tax site is open February 3, 2025 to mid-April. Volunteer shifts are available weekdays, evenings and on Saturday.
In 2025, 22 community members completed training and volunteered at the VITA site. Overall, 524 volunteer hours were logged. Volunteers, working cooperatively with students and Gies Business faculty, resulted in more than 600 tax returns completed and filed for free.
You can learn more about Gies VITA program on our website at https://go.gies.illinois.edu/VITA.