In 2015, the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Housing & Community Development Corporation trained 174 community members through their Financial Assets & Training Program. As a result, community members improved their skills in the topic areas of budgeting, banking, credit, insurance, home buying, home ownership, and accounting. In addition, KBOHCDC provided tax preparation through their VITA program, which saved low-income working families thousands of dollars in tax preparation fees while maximizing their returns through the use of the EITC. KBOHCDC is gearing up its VITA program to serve even more clients in 2016.
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