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Tax Season Becomes Less Taxing
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Did you know that last tax season Beverly Bootstraps prepared 185 returns through our Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program?
 Tax season can be a daunting time for many of our clients. The EITC outreach program provides working low-income individuals and families with free tax preparation. Performed by a certified IRS volunteer, this service helps participants apply for applicable tax credits. Beverly Bootstraps has been able to help clients receive $254,773 in refunds, and $119,347 of that money is a direct result of our EITC program for the 2013 tax season. One client, Rebecca*, who is a single mother with two daughters, lives paycheck to paycheck. With such limited income, she cannot afford to pay a professional to prepare her taxes. Rebecca came to Beverly Bootstraps to participate in our EITC program last spring and, with one of our certified volunteers, she was able to have her taxes done at no cost and qualified for the EITC. Rebecca said that she didn't think she had ever received it in the past and was happy to hear how much she was going to receive as a refund. With these extra resources, she was able to pay for her youngest daughter's daycare, an expense she was unsure she was going to be able to continue to afford. She was also reminded of other Case Management and food assistance services available to her. This program is a collaboration between Beverly Bootstraps and North Shore Community Action Programs and is generously funded by North Shore United Way.
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Exciting News!
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Best Chef Raffle Prizes
 Not only is Best Chef full of great restaurants, but it also has great raffle prizes! The prizes are:
- A wine fridge and a case of wine, donated by our Board of Directors.
- A basket donated by Privateer Rum that includes 6 passes for free distillery tours, two bottles of rum, two t-shirts, and recipes.
- Two lodge box seats on April 14th for a Red Sox vs. the Washington Nationals game with chauffeured transportation to and from the game by Black Tie Limousine.
You do not need to be present at the event to win, so purchase your raffle tickets here to win one of these exciting prizes! For more information about the event and how to buy tickets, click here!
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Happenings
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Beverly Bootstraps Best Chef March 2, 2015 6-9pm Danversport Yacht Club 161 Elliot Street, Danvers Things are heating up at Beverly Bootstraps as we start preparing for our 6th Annual Best Chef Event! Be sure to buy your tickets soon, they are selling quick! We also have some spectacular raffle prizes this year, and you don't have to be present to win. For more information, tickets, and raffle tickets, click here! Prime Meats & Provisions Chili Cook-OffFebruary 28, 2015 11am - 1pm 15 Enon Street, Beverly Prime Meats & Provisions is hosting a chili cook-off between five competitors and the attendees will vote for who they think had the best chili! The entrance fee is $5 and all of the proceeds will benefit Beverly Bootstraps. We hope to see you there!
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Archived Newsletters
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Beverly Bootstraps
Office & Services
371 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-927-1561
Fax: 978-927-1553
Thrift Shop
198 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Phone: 978-921-4710 |
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How To Help
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Volunteers play an integral role at Beverly Bootstraps.
Current Volunteer OpeningsFor more information, please call our office to speak with our Volunteer Coordinator.
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At Beverly Bootstraps we are always thrilled to witness community support. When local businesses, restaurants, or schools fund raise on our behalf, we are extremely grateful. Consider attending an event that benefits the programs and services of Beverly Bootstraps. | | |
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The employees at Crane Co. nominated Beverly Bootstraps to be recipients of a $10,000 gift from the Crane Fund for Widows and Children. The Crane Fund for Widows and Children provides aid to communities in need that are in the same areas that Crane Co. does business. We are very thankful that they thought of us for this nomination. 
Thank you to the North Shore Women's Lawyer Association for thinking of Beverly Bootstraps at their annual holiday celebration! During the event, there was a silent auction to benefit Beverly Bootstraps. They were able to raise $1,585 at the auction to support our programs. We are very thankful for their generosity! 
Thank you to the Neal Rantoul Foundation for their $2,500 grant supporting our Adult Education Program. We will be able to put this grant towards the various Adult Education programs that we offer, such as ESOL, HiSET test prep, computer training, adult literacy, and job readiness. We are very thankful to the Neal Rantoul Foundation for this generous gift. 
