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a~ <br />Work Plan/Performance Measures <br />(Friends of Orange County Dept Social Services, Orange Co Govt Boards and Committees: OC <br />representative on aging, senior center design committee, voter registration canvassing; People's <br />Community TV Channel, Town of Carrboro, WUNC--FM Radio, WUNC-Center for Public TV) <br />r9 volunteers will serve 2600 hours, Orange County Dept of Social Services will supply a list of <br />family needs and location for Friends to locate items and deliver using their own vehicles. RSVP <br />Benefits and recoenition apply. Stations provide training and facilities, <br />Summary <br />Summary <br />Summary <br />According to an IRS statement from its Greensboro NC office, IRS has identified a problem with <br />certain individuals not getting their federal and state taxes filed and not getting eligible refunds. <br />Overall, this group consists of low- tomiddle-income people living inside or outside of Orange <br />County, This group includes people who may below- tomiddle-income, older, homebound, <br />disabled, non-English-speaking; people who find the forms confusing; or people who have few <br />financial resources to pay for professional tax assistance, a cost which averages $roo. Therefore, <br />many factors contribute to the need for the RSVP-VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program: <br />lack of access to services due to physical handicaps, language or travel barriers, financial costs; and <br />Page 33 <br />