Palm Beach County

West Palm Beach
United Way of Palm Beach County
561.375.6633
www.unitedwaypbc.org

Through the Prosperity Campaign, United Way of Palm Beach County helps working families and low-income residents move toward greater economic stability, higher earnings and home ownership. The Prosperity Campaign has two elements: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites and Prosperity Centers.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Sites
United Way of Palm Beach County’s Prosperity Campaign began in the spring of 2004 with the opening of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. These sites provide free tax preparation services to those who earn less than $36,000 a year and helps those who are eligible for Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) apply for them. The sites are staffed by volunteers who are trained and certified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
    
During the first year of operation, VITA sites helped Palm Beach County residents receive more than $6.8 million in tax refunds, including $3.2 in EITC. In addition, through the free tax service, residents saved $695,000 in filing fees.

Want to have your taxes prepared at a VITA site? There are more than 36 locations in Palm Beach County, including as far south as Boca Raton and as far west as Pahokee and Belle Glade. To find a location near you, please click here.

Prosperity Centers
Prosperity Centers are phase two of United Way of Palm Beach County’s successful Prosperity Campaign. Prosperity Centers offer Palm Beach County residents a one-stop source of services, including a matched-savings program for homeownership, help in resolving credit issues, money management assistance, benefits assistance and access, education and job assistance, plus free income tax filing services. Three Prosperity Centers opened in Palm Beach County in October 2004. They are located in Belle Glade, Riviera Beach, and West Palm Beach.

     Below are details of each service offered at a Prosperity Center:

•  Home Ownership and Individual Development Account Program (IDA)
• Money Management
• Educational and Vocational Assistance
• Free Income Tax Assistance
• Work Certified Training 

Prosperity Center Locations
United Way Prosperity Center – The Glades
Glades Pioneer Terrace
200 Dorothy G. Wilford Circle
Belle Glade, FL  33430
(561) 996-2479

United Way Prosperity Center – Riviera Beach
Northwest Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Corporation
2001 Broadway, Suite 510
Riviera Beach, FL  33404
(561) 845-1147

United Way Prosperity Center – West Palm Beach
Pleasant City Multi-Cultural Center
501 21st Street
West Palm Beach, FL  33407
(561) 655-7581

For more information on the Prosperity Campaign, please contact Carter Elliott, Prosperity Campaign Director, at (561) 375-6686.